Clinical Study

Short-Term Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Inflammatory Response in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Demographics and baseline cognitive performances in patients and controls.

VariablePatients ()Controls () value

Age (median, [IQR]; y)51 (38–62)50 (37–59)0.203
Male, n (%)21 (41.1)8 (40)0.928
Weight (median, [IQR]; kg)60 (50–65)57 (51–64)0.196
Education (median, [IQR]; y)15 (12–15)15 (12–15)0.557
LDC (median, [IQR]; points)38 (28–56)34 (27–58)0.276
SCWT (median, [IQR]; points)36 (29–48)38 (29–42)0.194
CST (median, [IQR]; points)69 (47–100)69 (51–100)0.333
VVL (median, [IQR]; points)10 (9–12)11 (10–12)0.387

Data are presented as mean (IQR) or count (%).