POSTOPERATIVE COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION IN CHILDREN
Aim of investigation: to study in children after the planned operative treatment of urological diseases in conditions of general anesthesia the frequency of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in the postoperative period and to evaluate the relationship between the degree of their manifestation with the level of anxiety of the patient. Material and Method: in 50 male patients aged 7-17 years the assessment of cognitive functions by using the Montreal assessment of cognitive functions (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) and the anxiety level by using the Spilberger¢s test before surgery, on 2-4 and 30-th day after operation was performed. Results: 56 % of children after the planned operative treatment in the conditions of total irrespective of its type, there was a decline in cognitive function, combined in 40% of cases with changes in levels of anxiety and the remaining 10% of the patients in a month after the operation. Conclusion. Children during routine operations require prevention of cognitive dysfunction and changes in the level of anxiety in intraoperative and postoperative periods.