Clinical Trial: The Impact of Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Target Trial Emulation Study

U.S., Dec. 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07271394) titled 'The Impact of Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Target Trial Emulation Study' on Nov. 26.

Brief Summary: Glucocorticoids can be used to inhibit postoperative systemic inflammatory response syndrome. They may reduce the risk of major complications and mortality. Previous studies on the effect of glucocorticoids on postoperative cognitive dysfunction may lack generalizability due to short follow-up periods for cognitive function after surgery, insufficient follow-up results of cognitive function throughout the entire hospitalization, and a single surgical ...