Does postoperative cognitive decline after coronary artery bypass grafting predict long-term cognitive deterioration?
Postoperative cognitive decline after coronary artery bypass grafting is a predictor of long-term cognitive deterioration, highlighting the need for neuropsychological follow-up.
POCD after coronary artery bypass grafting is an essential risk factor for long-term deterioration and an indication for neuropsychological follow-up. Assessment of change in executive functioning after coronary artery bypass grafting may help to identify patients at risk for unfavorable long-term outcome.
Relander et al. (Fri,) studied this question.