Association between preoperative frailty and postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia: A prospective observational study
Our study proves the hypothesis that frailty, apart from age, contributes to POD and POCD. Using 5mFI as a predictor in pre-anaesthetic checkups can help identify vulnerable patients early and implement necessary interventions to decrease the burden of cognitive decline.
Authors
- Akhil Kant Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6662-9819)
- Dalim Kumar Baidya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7811-7039)
- Souvik Maitra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2328-9201)
- Bikash Ranjan Ray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1461-1518)
- Puneet Khanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9243-9963)
- Rohit Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7418-2511)
- Rahul Kumar Anand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7852-1231)
- K Anjaleekrishna
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Guwahati (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ija.ija_872_24
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.18