Abstract:Objective To investigate the application of electroencephalogram-based depth of anesthesia monitoring in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy and its effect on postoperative delirium (POD). Methods A total of 160 elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in our hospital from January 2017 to December 2019 were selected and divided into control group and observation group according to the random number method, with 80 patients in each group. The control group was performed anesthesia induction and maintenance based on the patients’vital signs and clinical experience of the anesthesiologist. The observation group used Angel-6000 electroencephalogram-based depth of anesthesia monitor to adjust the anesthetics dosage for anesthesia induction and maintenance. The operation time, extubation time, awakening time and dosage of anesthetic drugs in the two groups were recorded. The index of consciousness (IoC) values before anesthesia (T0), after intubation (T1), 10 min after initiation of surgery (T2), after surgery (T3), before extubation (T4) and after extubation (T5) were recorded. The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) was used to assess delirium. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to determine serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and S-100β levels. Results The extubation time and awakening time were shorter in the observation group than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR) and IoC values were different between the two groups and at different time points (P < 0.05). There was no difference in the changing trend of MAP and HR between the observation and the control group (P > 0.05), but the changing trend of IoC value was different between the observation group and the control group (P < 0.05). The dosage of propofol in the observation group was less than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The incidence of POD at 24 hours after operation in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The differences of CAM score and serum IL-6 and S100β levels before and after operation in observation group were lower than those in control group (P < 0.05). Conclusions The electroencephalogrambased depth of anesthesia monitoring can effectively detect the depth of anesthesia and therefore regulate the dosage of anesthetics in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which reduces nerve damage and the incidence of POD.