Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction After Total Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery in Fast-track Set-up

Lene Krenk225 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to quantify the incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in the elderly patient (\>60y) after total hip or knee replacement surgery. The hypothesis is that the fast-track methodology with a mean hospital stay less than 3 days will help to minimize this reduction in memory and concentration.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

225

Conditions

Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction

Interventions

no intervention, descriptive studyOTHER

no intervention, descriptive study

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 60 years of age or above * ASA classification 1-4 * undergoing fast-track hip or knee replacement Exclusion Criteria: * anaesthesia within the past 90 days * daily consumption of sleep or anxiety medication * more than 35 units of alcohol per week * lack of proper verbal and reading skills, Danish * Serious hearing or visual impairment * Mini mental status evaluation (MMSE) \< 24 * Parkinsons Disease or other neurological disease causing functional impairment

Locations (1)

The Lundbeck Centre for fast-track hip/knee surgery

Copenhagen, Denmark

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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