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Venous Congestion And Cognitive Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery

Recruitingn/aAges 18 Years - anyAllZhuan Zhang
NCT07483151 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common central nervous system complication after surgery and anesthesia. Its primary clinical manifestations include a significant decline in cognitive abilities after surgery and anesthesia, encompassing memory, attention, coordination, orientation, language fluency, and executive function. POCD may persist for weeks or even years, affecting patient recovery, prolonging hospital stays, and potentially leading to additional physical and mental illnesses, increased mortality, and a significant burden on patients and their families. In cardiac surgery patients, the incidence of POCD ranges from 30% to 80% in the weeks following the procedure. The brain tissue is enclosed in a rigid anatomical structure; when there is an obstruction to venous return from the brain, intracranial pressure can increase, and blood supply to the brain tissue can de

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients scheduled to undergo elective cardiac surgery via a midline thoracic incision; 2. ≥18 years; 3. A preoperative MMSE score\>23, without consciousness or language barriers, capable of cooperating with neurological examinations, cognitive function tests, and other assessments of neurological function. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Contraindications for TEE; 2. Emergency cardiac surgery; 3. Major vascular surgery; 4. Redo cardiac surgery; 5. Severe infection requiring continuous antibiotic therapy; 6. Severe preoperative heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction \< 30%; 7. A critical preoperative state (mechanical circulatory support, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, current renal replacement therapy, mechanical ventilation, or cardiac arrest necessitating resuscitation); 8. Multi-organ dysfunction; 9. Known conditions that may interfere with the assessment or interpretation of hepatic vein, portal vein blood flow (such as liver cirrhosis or portal vein thrombosis) or the renal vein blood flow (such as urinary tract obstruction); 10. Planned cardiac transplantation or ventricular assist device implantation; 11. Pregnancy; 12. Insufficient ultrasonographic imaging; 13. Restarting CPB after first CPB cessation during surgery; 14. Requirement for cardiac assist devices (ECMO, IABP, or ventricular assist device) after CPB intraoperatively; 15. Neurological or psychiatric diagnoses that may affect cognitive performance or cognitive testing; 16. Documented delirium before surgery
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What it tests

  • collection of demographic characteristics and comorbidities
  • surgery-related parameters
  • POCD assessments
  • collection of biological (laboratory) parameters
  • collection of hemodynamic parameters
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Where

1 site
The Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University
Yangzhou, China
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