Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of postoperative analgesia with oxycodone on early cognitive functions in aged patients and the change of nerve injury markers in plasma. Methods A total of 112 patients were enrolled in the present study who were scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy with general anesthesia. The patients were divided randomly into two groups, control group (n=53) and oxycodone group (n=59) according to the random number table method. Patient controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) with sufentanil and oxycodone were used for pain control, respectively. Blood samples were taken on 1 d before operation, 1, 2 d and 3 d after operation for determination of plasma S‑100β protein and neuron specific enolase (NSE) concentrations. Neuropsychological testing was performed with Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) on 1 d before operation, 7 d and 30 d after operation to evaluate patients' cognitive functions. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores of all patients were recorded for at 2, 6, 12, 24 h and 48 h postoperatively. The incidence rates of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and itching were recorded at 48 h postoperatively. The incidence rate of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) was recorded on 7 d and 30 d after operation. Results Compared with the baseline, MoCA scores were significantly decreased in two groups on postoperative day 7 (P<0.05). MoCA scores in oxycodone group were higher than control (P<0.05) and POCD incidence in oxycodone group was decreased on postoperative day 7 (P<0.05). PONV in oxycodone group were less than control group on within 48 h after surgery (P<0.05). Compared with the baseline, the plasma S‑100β protein and NSE concentrations were both significantly increased in two groups within three days after surgery (P<0.05). The plasma S‑100β protein concentrations in oxycodone group were lower than control group at 2 d and 3 d after surgery (P<0.05). The plasma NSE concentrations in oxycodone group were lower than control group at 1, 2 d and 3 d after surgery (P<0.05). There was no statistical significance between two groups in other indicators (P>0.05). Conclusions Oxycodone, which can be used for postoperative analgesia, may have a certain protective effect of brain and improve early postoperative cognitive function in aged patients.
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