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Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common post‐operative complication in elderly patients that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, the neuropathogenesis of this complication remains unknown. The blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCB) and brain–blood barrier (BBB) are composed of tight junctions between cells that form physical barriers, and BBB damage plays an important...