201. [Neuropsychological outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting].
- Author
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Benetis R, Girdauskas E, and Kinduris S
- Subjects
- Age Factors, Aged, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Central Nervous System Diseases complications, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Period, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Stroke Volume, Time Factors, Cognition Disorders etiology, Coronary Artery Bypass, Neuropsychological Tests, Postoperative Complications
- Abstract
Objective: Neuropsychological (cognitive) dysfunction has been described as an important complication, affecting up to 80% of patients early after cardiac surgery. Also it has been shown that cognitive abnormalities persist in a later postoperative follow up. The aim of our study was to determine incidence of cognitive complications early after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting using cardiopulmonary bypass, and to identify predictive factors, associated with perioperative cerebral dysfunction., Material and Methods: Eighty-six patients (63 men and 23 women; mean age 66.1+/-6.7 year) with identified isolated coronary artery disease were enrolled into prospective study using Case Report data collection document. Neuropsychological status was examined using Symbol Digit Modalities Test with additional Euro QOL test. All tests were performed at baseline (1 day before operation), at the 5(th) to 7(th) postoperative day and one month after operation., Results: Neuropsychological dysfunction (as compared with baseline) occurred in 59 patients (68.6%) at the 5(th)-7(th) postoperative day and persisted in 19 patients (22.1%) after one month. Patients who suffered postoperative cerebral dysfunction more often had history of prior cerebrovascular morbidity (p<0.05), poor left ventricular ejection fraction (
- Published
- 2004