ReviewBritish medical bulletin2013
The neuroinflammatory response of postoperative cognitive decline.
Review in British medical bulletin, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 109 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Influence of Postoperative Analgesia on Systemic Inflammatory Response and Postoperative Cognitive Disfunction in Elderly Patients After Surgical Repair of Femoral Fractures
Minocycline Attenuate Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Delirium: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trail
Thiamine Intervention and Cognition in Older Adults Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Who cites it
109 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 185 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does melatonin administration reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium in adults? Systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
- Inflammatory markers in postoperative cognitive dysfunction for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Pooled it
- Processed electroencephalogram and evoked potential techniques for amelioration of postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction following non-cardiac and non-neurosurgical procedures in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Exploring Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Delirium in Noncardiac Surgery Using MRI: A Systematic Review.Neural plasticity · 2018Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of sleep-promoting interventions during critical illness.The American journal of medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Effect of perioperative intranasal insulin on postoperative delirium in elderly hip fracture patients undergoing general anesthesia: a randomized controlled study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Effects of Remimazolam on Perioperative Inflammatory Response and Neurocognitive Disorders in Elderly Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
- Effects of pericapsular nerve group block on early postoperative cognitive function in older people undergoing hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC geriatrics · 2024Trial
- Effect of Subanesthetic Dose of Esketamine on Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders in Elderly Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2023Trial
- The effects of neostigmine on postoperative cognitive function and inflammatory factors in elderly patients - a randomized trial.BMC geriatrics · 2020Trial
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- Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Dexmedetomidine-Induced Electroencephalogram Oscillations.PloS one · 2016Trial
- [Effects of ulinastatin on cognitive function in patients with coronary artery bypass grafting].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2015Trial
- Intranasal administration of butorphanol benefits old patients undergoing H-uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: a randomized trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2015Trial
- Postoperative Impairment of GluA2 Ttrafficking in CA3 Induces Memory Consolidation Deficits in Aged Mice by Disrupting SPW-R in CA1.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2026Article
- Intraoperative 40 Hz Visual Light Flicker Attenuates Anesthesia/Surgery-Induced Cognitive Impairments in Elderly Mice With Enhanced Cortical-Hippocampal Coherence.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Risk factors for postoperative cognitive dysfunction in geriatric trauma: a dual-pathway perspective.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Association Between Preoperative Activities of Daily Living and Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Article
49 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAseptic surgical trauma provokes a homeostatic neuroinflammatory response to promote healing and protect the organism from further injury. When this response is dysregulated, harmful consequences can follow, including postoperative cognitive decline. SOURCES OF DATA: We performed a comprehensive search on PubMed related to postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). AREAS OF AGREEMENT: Although the precise pathogenic mechanisms for POCD remain unclear, certain risk factors are known. AREAS OF CONTROVERSY: The mechanisms that lead to exaggerated and persistent neuroinflammation and the best way to counteract it are still unknown. AREAS FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH: It is imperative that we identify the underlying processes that increase the risk of cognitive decline in elderly surgical patients. In this review we explore non-resolution of inflammation as an underlying cause of developing exaggerated and persistent POCD. If interventions can be developed to promote resolution of neuroinflammation, the patient's postoperative recovery will be enhanced and long-term consequences can be prevented.
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