Effect of quadratus lumborum block on postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic radical gastrectomy: a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 The MMSE and MoCA scores of the patients

	Group	N	1 day before surgery	7 days after surgery
MMSE	Q	30	27.5±1.78	26.8±1.30^#
MMSE	C	29	27.7±1.82	26.0±1.60^*
MoCA	Q	30	28.5±1.80	27.8±1.68^#
MoCA	C	29	28.3±1.85	26.8±1.93^*

Compared with group C, ^#P<0.05, compared with 1 day before surgery, ^*P<0.05. Data were compared by repeated-measures analysis of variance
MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment

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