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IQR, interquartile range; POD1, postoperative day 1.

*Composite cognitive z-scores were calculated from z-scores for individual cognitive tests based on mean and standard deviation of baseline tests. Cognitive tests performed at each assessment included Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, Rey Complex Figure Test, Controlled Oral Word Association Test, Symbol Digits Modalities Test, Trail Making Tests A and B, and Grooved Pegboard Test.

Infographic created by Holly B. Ende, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; James P. Rathmell, Brigham and Women’s Health Care/Harvard Medical School; and Jonathan P. Wanderer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Illustration by Annemarie Johnson, Vivo Visuals Studio. Address correspondence to Dr. Ende: holly.ende@vumc.org.

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