Association of cervical atherosclerosis on Doppler ultrasonography and postoperative delirium in patients undergoing spinal surgery: a single-center, retrospective, observational study

CONCLUSIONS: There was a significant association between POD and the prevalence of cervical atherosclerosis using the univariate logistic regression analysis. Furthermore, multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that older age and antiplatelet agent use were independently associated with POD.PMID:37326838 | DOI:10.1007/s00586-023-07823-0

Source: Atherosclerosis - June 16, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gentaro Kumagai Kanichiro Wada Toru Asari Yohshiro Nitobe Hirotaka Kinoshita Tetsuya Kushikata Kazuyoshi Hirota Yasuyuki Ishibashi Source Type: research