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Effects of oxycodone applied for patient-controlled analgesia on postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled clinical trial

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Abstract

Background

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common complication after orthopedic surgery, which is not conducive to the prognosis of the elderly.

Aims

We performed this study to investigate the effects of oxycodone applied for patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) on postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients after total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Methods

Ninety-nine participants were enrolled and allocated into two groups: oxycodone group (group O) and sufentanil group (group S). The primary outcome was the incidence of POCD, diagnosed according to the changes in the Mini-mental status examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores. The secondary outcomes included the plasma levels of S-100B protein and neuron-specific enolase (NSE), the amount of postoperative analgesic consumption and the incidence of adverse reactions.

Results

The incidence of POCD was significantly lower in patients receiving oxycodone up to the 3rd postoperative day (POD, 1st POD 27.3% vs. 51.1%, P = 0.021; 3rd POD 20.5% vs. 40.0%, P = 0.045), as compared to patients receiving sufentanil. The MMSE and MoCA scores of both groups decreased to varying degrees. However, compared with group S, the MMSE scores at 1st POD, 3rd POD, 5th POD and 7st POD in group O were higher than that in group S, while MoCA scores at 1st POD, 3rd POD and 5th POD in group O were higher. Compared with group S, the plasma levels of S-100B protein in group O at 4 h, 8 h, 12 h post-surgery were lower. While the plasma levels of NSE in group O at 4 h, 8 h, 12 h, 24 h post-surgery were lower. Number of PCIA boluses and consumption of analgesic drug during the first two POD were similar between two groups. However, postoperative incidence of nausea, vomiting and pruritus was significantly lower in patients receiving oxycodone.

Conclusion

Oxycodone applied for PCIA in elderly patients after THA could reduce the incidence of POCD, improve postoperative cognitive function and decrease the adverse reactions.

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The authors would like to thank the study investigators, study center staff, and all trial participants and their families.

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The study was financially supported by grants from the Tangshan Science and Technology Innovation Team Project (18130220A).

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  1. Jianhui Gan and Qing Tu contributed equally to this study.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Tangshan People’s Hospital, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063000, China

    Jianhui Gan, Qing Tu & Xiaoyan Cui

  2. Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, Jiangsu, China

    Shuai Miao

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China

    Tiantian Lei

  4. Department of Breast Surgery, Tangshan People’s Hospital, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063000, China

    Jinyin Yan

  5. Department of Anesthesiology, The Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Southwest Jiao Tong University, No. 82 Qinglong Street, Chengdu, 610031, Sichuan, China

    Jian Zhang

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Gan, J., Tu, Q., Miao, S. et al. Effects of oxycodone applied for patient-controlled analgesia on postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Aging Clin Exp Res 32, 329–337 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-019-01202-w

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