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Table 1 Characteristics of studies

From: The effect of neuromuscular blocking reversal agents on perioperative neurocognitive function after general anaesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Studies

Country

n

Design

Type of surgery

ASA

NMBRs

(Intervention/comparator)

Age (years)*

Male (%)*

Outcome(s) assessed

Tool(s) used

Piskin [26]

Turkey

87

Double-blinded RCT

Noncardiac Surgery

I-II

Neostigmine/Sugammadex

37/32

51/71

POCD

MMSE\MoCA

Batistaki [25]

Greece

160

Double-blinded RCT

Noncardiac Surgery

I-III

Neostigmine/Sugammadex

61/62

46/36

POCD

MMSE

Claroni [26]

Italy

109

Double-blinded RCT

Robotic-Assisted Radical Cystectomy

I-III

Neostigmine/Sugammadex

60/63

73/78

POCD

MMSE

Kim [27]

Korea

84

Double-blinded RCT

Pars PlanaVitrectomy

I-III

Neostigmine/Sugammadex

63/64

41/35

POCD

PQRS

Boggett [28]

Australia

350

Single-blinded RCT

laparoscopic surgery

I-III

Neostigmine/Sugammadex

55/55

42/55

POCD

PQRS

Zhu [29]

China

61

Double-blinded RCT

Radical section of gastrointestinal tumors

I-III

Neostigmine/Placebo

73/73

53/52

POCD

MMSE

Zhu [29]

China

59

Double-blinded RCT

Radical section of gastrointestinal tumors

I-III

Neostigmine/Placebo

74/73

53/52

POCD

MMSE

Liu [30]

China

401

Double-blinded RCT

colon carcinoma surgery

I-III

Neostigmine/Placebo

64/63

54/55

POD

CAM

Sabuncu [32]

Turkey

84

Open-label RCT

Bariatric surgery

I-III

Neostigmine/Sugammadex

> 18

NR

POCD

MMSE

Cao [31]

China

64

Double-blinded RCT

Noncardiac Surgery

I-III

Neostigmine/Placebo

68/67

47/43

POCD

MMSE

Cao [31]

China

66

Double-blinded RCT

Noncardiac Surgery

I-III

Neostigmine/Placebo

68/67

44/43

POCD

MMSE

Cao [31]

China

66

Double-blinded RCT

Noncardiac Surgery

I-III

Neostigmine/Placebo

68/67

30/43

POCD

MMSE

Deng [33]

China

114

Double-blinded RCT

Noncardiac Surgery

I-III

Neostigmine/Placebo

71/71

64/47

POCD

MMSE\MoCA

  1. RCT, Randomized Controlled Trials; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; NMBRs, Neuromuscular Blocking Reversed Agents; POCD, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction; MMSE, Mini-mental State Examination; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; CAM, Confusion Assessment Scale; PQRS, Post-operative Quality Recovery Scale; NR, not reported; *Presented as Neostigmine/Placebo groups or Neostigmine/Sugammadex groups