• Department of Anesthesiology, People's Hospital of Deyang, Deyang, Sichuan 618000, P. R. China;
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Objective To study the correlation of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) with type-2 diabetes and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in elderly patients. Methods A total of 140 elderly patients who were going to undergo non-cardiothoracic surgery in our hospital between January 2011 and February 2013 were included in this study.ASA classification was between I and Ⅲ.There were 78 males and 62 females,aged between 65 and 86 years old.Group A had 70 patients with diabetes,while group B had another 70 corresponding patients without diabetes.One day before surgery and a week after surgery,Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Functioning Scale (MoCA) were used to test patients'cognitive function,and the incidence of POCD was compared between the two groups.Group A patients,according to HbA1c levels,were divided into group AH (HbA1c>7.5%) and group AL (HbA1c<7.5%).And we compared the relationship between group AL and group B,and the relationship between group AH and group B. Results The incidence of POCD in group A was significantly higher than that in group B (P<0.05).Group AH had a significantly higher incidence of POCD than group AL (P<0.05).No significant difference was found in fasting plasma glucose among the groups. Conclusion Elderly diabetic patients with poor glycemic control is a risk factor for POCD occurrence,but fasting glucose as a predictor of POCD is not as good as HbA1C.

Citation: XIALe-qiang, WANGYing, CHENWen-ya, WANGYan. The Relationship between Type-2 Diabetes and HbA1c Levels, and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients. West China Medical Journal, 2014, 29(2): 266-268. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20140082 Copy

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