Why the study?
Does arterial line filtration reduce microembolic events and improve neuropsychological outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass?
Population
40 patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (median age 56 years, range 43-70)
Comparison
Arterial line filtration during cardiopulmonary… vs Nonfiltered cardiopulmonary bypass
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Filtration may protect verbal memory after CPB; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice without RCTs.
Does arterial line filtration reduce microembolic events and improve neuropsychological outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass?
Arterial line filtration during cardiopulmonary bypass reduces microembolic events and is associated with improved postoperative verbal memory.
Pugsley et al. (1990) studied this question.
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