The study of traditional Chinese medical constitutions of elderly patients with early postoperative cognitive dysfunction
ZENG Chao-kun
ZHANG Wen-xuan
LIN Ming
LI De-wei
XIONG Xin
YANG Shuo
ZHAO Gaofeng
Abstract：Objective To investigated the distribution of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) body constitutions of elderly patients with postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). Methods Based on the Traditional Chinese Constitution typing and determination, different types of constitutions for patients over 60 - years old before surgery were determined. The cognitive function was assessed based on Montreal Cognitive Assessment 3 days before and after operation. The patients were assigned into POCD group (Group P) and control group (Group C) depend on the differences of twice evaluation. Results There were significantly more patients with constitutions of blood stasis and qi asthenia in Group P than Group C group (P＜0.05). There was less patients with constitution oi yin - yang harmony in Group P than Group C (P＜0.05). In Group P, there was higher ratio of constitution of blood stasis (40.0％ vs. 9.9％, P＜0.05) and constitution of qi asthenia (17.3％ vs.8.8％, P＜0.05). Conclusion Biased constitution is risk factor for POCD, suggesting that we could prevent POCD by adjusting the constitutional blood stasis and qi asthenia in elderly patients.
Keywords：TCM constitutionelderly patientspostoperative cognitive dysfunction
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 931-934 )