Original ResearchPublished 7 September 2026Association between preoperative cognitive impairment and perioperative neurocognitive disorders within 30 days after surgery in elderly patients: a secondary exploratory retrospective analysisKeke Song · Ping He · Xiaoqi Zhao · Rongsheng Zhou · Yaomin Zhu · Xiaofei Liu · Xin ZhangFrontiers in Agingdoi 10.3389/fragi.2026.1835897