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JAMA. 2002 Jun 19;287(23):3077-8; author reply 3078-9.
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JAMA. 2002 Jun 19;287(23):3077; author reply 3078-9.
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JAMA. 2002 Jun 19;287(23):3078; author reply 3078-9.
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JAMA. 2002 Jun 19;287(23):3078; author reply 3078-9.
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JAMA. 2002 Mar 20;287(11):1448-50.
Cognitive outcome after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized trial.
Van Dijk D,
Jansen EW,
Hijman R,
Nierich AP,
Diephuis JC,
Moons KG,
Lahpor JR,
Borst C,
Keizer AM,
Nathoe HM,
Grobbee DE,
De Jaegere PP,
Kalkman CJ;
Octopus Study Group.
Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Center, PO Box 85500 (HpN E03-511), 3508 GA Utrecht, the Netherlands.
CONTEXT: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is associated with a decline in cognitive function, which has largely been attributed to the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (on-pump procedures). Cardiac stabilizers facilitate CABG surgery without use of cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump procedures) and should reduce the cognitive decline associated with on-pump procedures. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of CABG surgery with (on-pump) and without (off-pump) cardiopulmonary bypass on cognitive outcome. DESIGN AND SETTING: Randomized controlled trial conducted in the Netherlands of CABG surgery patients enrolled from March 1998 through August 2000, with 3- and 12-month follow-up. PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTION: Patients scheduled for their first CABG surgery (mean age, 61 years; n = 281) were randomly assigned to off-pump surgery (n = 142) or on-pump surgery (n = 139). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Cognitive outcome at 3 and 12 months, which was determined by psychologists (blinded for randomization) who administered 10 neuropsychological tests before and after surgery. Quality of life, stroke rate, and all-cause mortality at 3 and 12 months were secondary outcome measures. RESULTS: Cognitive outcome could be determined at 3 months in 248 patients. Cognitive decline occurred in 21% in the off-pump group and 29% in the on-pump group (relative risk [RR], 0.65; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.36-1.16; P =.15). The overall standardized change score (ie, improvement of cognitive performance) was 0.19 in the off-pump vs 0.13 in the on-pump group (P =.03). At 12 months, cognitive decline occurred in 30.8% in the off-pump group and 33.6% in the on-pump group (RR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.52-1.49; P =.69). The overall standardized change score was 0.19 in the off-pump vs 0.12 in the on-pump group (P =.09). No statistically significant differences were observed between the on-pump and off-pump groups in quality of life, stroke rate, or all-cause mortality at 3 and 12 months. CONCLUSION: Patients who received their first CABG surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass had improved cognitive outcomes 3 months after the procedure, but the effects were limited and became negligible at 12 months.
PMID: 11903027 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]