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Table 1 Characteristics of observational studies included in the meta-analysis (n = 22)

From: The risk factors of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy: an updated meta-analysis

Study

Country

CEA, n

Symptomatic patients, n (%)

DM, n (%)

Age, mean (SD)

Female gender, n (%)

Investigated Domains

POCD Assessment criteria

Time of Preoperative Assessment

Time of POCD Assessment

Zhang et al. [10]

China

84

24 (57.14)

24 (28.57)

65.05 (6.67)

20 (23.81)

CIS

z scores

Before surgery

1–2 ds

Igarashi et al. [8]

Poland

75

47 (62.67)

26 (34.67)

69 (6)

2 (2.67)

VSA, LR-IQ, M

SD

3 ds

2 ms

Relander et al. [4]

Finland

43

21 (48.8)

23 (53.49)

–

15 (34.88)

EF, M, LR-IQ

z scores

1–2 ds

3 ms

Robison et al. [34]

USA

576

232 (40.2)

123 (21.4)

70.7 (8.6)

200 (34.8)

EF, M, LR-IQ, VSA

z scores

24 h

24 hs

Oksana et al. [7]

Russian

446

361 (77)

109 (23)

63 (57–69)

147 (31.54)

CIS

SD

1 day

24 hs

Zhang et al. [20]

China

36

-

25 (69)

67 (9)

11 (30.5)

CIS, EF, VSA

SD

Within 3 ds

3 ds and 3 ms

Heyer et al., 2015 [35]

USA

585

237 (40.5)

125 (21.4)

 

206 (35.2)

EF, M, A, VSA

z scores

Before surgery

24 hs and 1 m

Heyer et al. [36]

USA

411

171 (41.6)

85 (20.7)

–

139 (33.8)

EF, M, A, VSA

z scores

Before surgery

24 hs and 1 m

Sussman et al. [37]

USA

38

18 (60.5)

2 (5.2)

–

16 (42.1)

EF, M, L, VSA

z scores

Before surgery

1d

Heyer et al. [38]

USA

162

−

–

–

–

M, VSA, EF

z scores

Before surgery

1d

Saito et al. [39]

Japan

100

64 (64)

37 (37)

68 (6)

11 (11)

VSA, LR-IQ, M

SD

Within 7 ds

1 m

Takahashi et al. [40]

Japan

37

37 (100)

9 (24)

78.4 (2.2)

4 (10)

VSA, LR-IQ, M

SD

7ds

7ds

Yoshida et al., 2012 [41]

Japan

213

138 (64.8)

71 (33.3)

68.1 (5.8)

15 (7)

LR-IQ, M, VSA

SD

Within 7 ds

1–2 ms

Nanba et al. [17]

Japan

70

50 (71.4)

27 (38.7)

67.9 (7.6)

7 (10)

LR-IQ, M

SD

Before surgery

1 m

Gaudet et al. [42]

USA

64

9 (14.1)

11 (17.1)

73

17 (26.6)

L, M, A, EF

z score

Before surgery

24 hs

Chida et al. [43]

Japan

60

37 (61.7)

21 (35)

68.6 (6.8)

4 (6.7)

VSA, LR-IQ, M

SD

Before surgery

1 m

Soinne et al., 2009 [44]

Finland

44

21 (47.7)

8 (35)

65.3 (8.4)

16 (36.4)

L, M, A, EF

z scores

1 d

5 ds, 102 ds

Hirooka et al. [18]

Japan

158

111 (70.2)

–

67.2 (6.5)

8 (5)

VSA, LR-IQ, M

SD

Before surgery

1 m

Mocco et al. [28]

USA

153

63 (41.2)

38 (24.8)

69.8 ± 8.5

47 (30.7)

L, EF, A, VSA

z scores

Before surgery

1 d and 1 m

Ogasawara et al. [45]

Japan

92

50 (54.3)

31 (33.7)

67.7 (5.5)

11 (12)

VSA, LR-IQ, M

SD

1 m

1 m

Sahlein et al. [46]

USA

43

21 (48.8)

11 (26)

70.2 (8.2)

15 (35)

A, EF, L, VSA

z scores

–

1d

Connolly et al. 47]

USA

53

18 (34)

12 (22.6)

–

20 (37.7)

L, EF, A, VSA

z scores

Before surgery

1d

  1. DM diabetes mellitus; d/ds day/s; m/ms month/s; ws weeks; hs hours; SD standard deviation; CIS cognitive impairment screening; M memory; L language; EF executive functioning; A attention; LR-IQ logical reasoning and global intelligence; VSA visuo-spatial abilities