Cognitive testing results
POCD
Preoperative total cognitive test score was slightly, yet not significantly, greater in the desflurane group (100.85, IQR 20.46 vs. 94.86, IQR 27.15; No intergroup difference was detected regarding the change from total baseline cognitive score: −2.63% (IQR 19.3) in sevoflurane group vs. 1.13% (IQR 11.0) in desflurane group, Median change from baseline cognitive scores by groupsAbbreviation: IQR—interquartile range.
Similarly, there was no significant postoperative total performance score difference observed between the sevoflurane and desflurane groups: 97.46 (IQR 25.36) vs. 102.11 (IQR 20.84), One patient (1.22%) belonging to the sevoflurane (41‐year‐old female) group fit our diagnostic criterion for POCD. Even though the median preoperative and postoperative cognitive scores in the total study population were nearly identical (98.33, IQR 22.45 vs. 98.71, IQR 25.32; 