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ReviewPresse medicale (Paris, France : 1983)2018

Impact on the brain of the inflammatory response to surgery.

Sarah Saxena, Mervyn Maze

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In one paragraph

Review in Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05474872 (Postoperative Delirium), which is not on this map. Cited by 55 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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55citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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.

NCT05474872 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Postoperative Delirium: a Complex Prediction Model in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery

TypeobservationalSponsorInstitutul Regional de Gastroenterologie & Hepatologie Prof. dr. Octavian FodorRan2022 to 2026Enrolled100ConditionsPostoperative Delirium, Cognitive ImpairmentArmsBIS monitoring
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Nicotinamide Prevents the Plasticity Impairments and the Cognitive Dysfunction Caused by Bone Fracture in Older Mice.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah SaxenaCenter for Cerebrovascular Research, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, UCSF; Department of anesthesia, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Mervyn MazeCenter for Cerebrovascular Research, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, UCSF. Electronic address: mervyn.maze@ucsf.edu.
Université Libre de Bruxelles · BE

Funding

Maladaptive Plasticity in Spinal Cord Injury: Cellular MechanismsR01NS088475 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI FERGUSON, ADAM R · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
Cell type-specific influences on HHT pathogenesisR01HL122774 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SU, HUA · 2015 to 2018
$1.6M
Inflammation resolving mechanism dysregulation in postoperative cognitive declineR01GM104194 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MAZE, MERVYN · 2013 to 2016
$1.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL122774NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM104194NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS088475
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The brain is both the orchestrator as well as the target of the innate immune system's response to the aseptic trauma of surgery. When trauma-induced inflammation is not appropriately regulated persistent neuro-inflammation interferes with the synaptic plasticity that underlies the learning and memory aspects of cognition. The complications that ensue, include postoperative delirium (POD) and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) at two poles of a constellation that is now termed perioperative neurocognitive disorders. While the relationship of acute POD to the more indolent POCD is not completely understood both can be further complicated by earlier-onset of dementia and higher mortality. How and why these disorders occur is the focus of this report. The innate immune system response to peripheral trauma signals to the brain through a regulated cascade of cellular and molecular actors producing a teleological defense mechanism, "sickness behavior," to curtail further injury and initiate repair. Sickness behavior, including disordered cognition, is terminated by neural and humoral pathways that restore homeostasis and launch the organism on a path to good health. With so many "moving parts" the innate immune system is vulnerable in clinical settings that include advanced age and lifestyle-induced diseases such as "unhealthy" obesity and the inevitable insulin resistance. Under these conditions, inflammation may become exaggerated and long-lived. Consideration is provided how to identify the high-risk surgical patient and both pharmacological (including biological compounds) and non-pharmacological strategies to customize care.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory AgentsBrainChemopreventionChemotaxis, LeukocyteCognitionCognition DisordersHumansInflammationMicrogliaPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative CareSurgical Procedures, OperativeAnti-Inflammatory Agents

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PMID29656802
PMCPMC6445379
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