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Postoperative delirium and changes in the blood-brain barrier, neuroinflammation, and cerebrospinal fluid lactate: a prospective cohort study

Taylor, Jennifer; Parker, Margaret; Casey, Cameron P; Tanabe, Sean; Kunkel, David; Rivera, Cameron; Zetterberg, Henrik; ... Sanders, Robert D; + view all (2022) Postoperative delirium and changes in the blood-brain barrier, neuroinflammation, and cerebrospinal fluid lactate: a prospective cohort study. British Journal of Anaesthesia , 129 (2) pp. 219-230. 10.1016/j.bja.2022.01.005. Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Case-control studies have associated delirium with blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability. However, this approach cannot determine whether delirium is attributable to high pre-existing permeability or to perioperative changes. We tested whether perioperative changes in cerebrospinal fluid/plasma albumin ratio (CPAR) and plasma S100B were associated with delirium severity. METHODS: Participants were recruited to two prospective cohort studies of non-intracranial surgery (NCT01980511, NCT03124303, and NCT02926417). Delirium severity was assessed using the Delirium Rating Scale-98. Delirium incidence was diagnosed with the 3D-Confusion Assessment Method (3D-CAM) or CAM-ICU (CAM for the ICU). CSF samples from 25 patients and plasma from 78 patients were analysed for albumin and S100B. We tested associations between change in CPAR (n=11) and S100B (n=61) and delirium, blood loss, CSF interleukin-6 (IL-6), and CSF lactate. RESULTS: The perioperative increase in CPAR and S100B correlated with delirium severity (CPAR ρ=0.78, P=0.01; S100B ρ=0.41, P<0.001), delirium incidence (CPAR P=0.012; S100B P<0.001) and CSF IL-6 (CPAR ρ=0.66 P=0.04; S100B ρ=0.75, P=0.025). Linear mixed-effect analysis also showed that decreased levels of S100B predicted recovery from delirium symptoms (P=0.001). Linear regression demonstrated that change in plasma S100B was independently associated with surgical risk, cardiovascular surgery, blood loss, and hypotension. Blood loss also correlated with CPAR (ρ=0.64, P=0.04), S100B (ρ=0.70, P<0.001), CSF lactate (R=0.81, P=0.01), and peak delirium severity (ρ=0.36, P=0.01). CONCLUSION: Postoperative delirium is associated with a breakdown in the BBB. This increased permeability is dynamic and associated with a neuroinflammatory and lactate response. Strategies to mitigate blood loss may protect the BBB.

Type: Article
Title: Postoperative delirium and changes in the blood-brain barrier, neuroinflammation, and cerebrospinal fluid lactate: a prospective cohort study
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.01.005
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2022.01.005
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Delirium, dementia, inflammation, neuronal injury, older adults, surgery
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10144229
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