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Association between early and three month cognitive outcome after off-pump and on-pump coronary bypass surgery
  1. D van Dijk1,
  2. K G M Moons2,
  3. A M A Keizer3,
  4. E W L Jansen4,
  5. R Hijman3,
  6. J C Diephuis1,
  7. C Borst5,
  8. P P T de Jaegere5,
  9. D E Grobbee2,
  10. C J Kalkman1,
  11. for the Octopus Study Group
  1. 1Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
  2. 2The Julius Centre for Patient Oriented Research, University Medical Centre Utrecht
  3. 3Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Utrecht
  4. 4Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht
  5. 5Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr D van Dijk
    University Medical Centre, Department of Anaesthesiology (mail stop E03-511), PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, Netherlands; ddijkazu.nl

Abstract

Objective: To describe the association between cognitive outcome in the first postoperative week and that at three months after both off-pump and on-pump coronary bypass surgery, and to make a direct comparison of early cognitive outcome after off-pump versus on-pump surgery.

Design: Randomised trial with an additional prediction study within the two randomised groups.

Setting: Three centres for heart surgery in the Netherlands.

Patients: 281 patients, mean age 61 years.

Interventions: Participants were randomly assigned to off-pump or on-pump coronary bypass surgery.

Main outcome measures: Cognitive outcome, assessed by psychologists who administered neuropsychological tests one day before and four days and three months after surgery. A logistic regression model was used to study the predictive association between early cognitive outcome, together with eight clinical variables, and cognitive outcome after three months.

Results: Cognitive outcome in the first week after surgery was determined for 219 patients and was a predictor of cognitive decline after three months. This association was stronger in on-pump patients (odds ratio (OR) 5.24, p < 0.01) than in off-pump patients (OR 1.80, p  =  0.23). Early decline was present in 54 patients (49%) after off-pump surgery and 61 patients (57%) after on-pump surgery (OR 0.73, p  =  0.25).

Conclusions: In patients undergoing first time coronary bypass surgery, early cognitive decline predicts cognitive outcome after three months. Early cognitive decline is not significantly influenced by the use of cardiopulmonary bypass.

  • CABG, coronary artery bypass surgery
  • CI, confidence interval
  • CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass
  • OR, odds ratio

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