The sensitivity and specificity of statistical rules for diagnosing delayed neurocognitive recovery with Montreal cognitive assessment in elderly surgical patients: A cohort study

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 99; no. 29; p. e21193
• Main Authors: Hu, Jian, Li, Chun-Jing, Wang, Bo-Jie, Li, Xue-Ying, Mu, Dong-Liang, Wang, Dong-Xin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc 17.07.2020; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Status and Dementia Tests - standards; Mental Status and Dementia Tests - statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Neurocognitive Disorders - classification; Neurocognitive Disorders - diagnosis; Neurocognitive Disorders - physiopathology; Neuropsychological Tests; Observational Study; Reproducibility of Results; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity
• ISSN: 0025-7974; 1536-5964; 1536-5964
• DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021193

Delayed neurocognitive recovery (DNR) is common in elderly patients after major noncardiac surgery. This study was designed to investigate the best statistical rule in diagnosing DNR with the Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) in elderly surgical patients.This was a cohort study. One hundred seven...