Ketamine and Changes of the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
- Cognitive changes are related to aging, affecting the performance of older patients in the
solution of problems and the execution of tasks.
This phenomenon has been observed as a decline of neurophysiological domains, especially
memory, and the velocity of thought.
- Anesthesia and surgery performed contributes to its development then, is named
post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). The incidence varies due to conditions of:
1. Anesthesia and surgery.
2. The time elapsed after surgery.
3. The population studied, and the type of cognitive test employed.
- The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes around the Short Portable Mental Status
Questionnaire (SPMSQ-E) after ketamine administration on ophthalmic surgery on the
common conditions of geriatric patients, -comorbid and settings as minor surgery-.