Cognitive Outcome After Coronary Artery Bypass: A One-Year Prospective Study
Population
127 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Cognitive decline after CABG warrants domain-specific monitoring; hypothesis-generating for prevention trials.
Structured PICO
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Population
127 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
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Intervention
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
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Outcome
Change of 0.5 standard deviation or more at 1 month and 1 year from patient's preoperative Z score in eight cognitive domains
Cognitive decline after CABG varies by domain, with some patients experiencing persistent or late cognitive changes up to one year postoperatively.
Cite This Study
McKhann et al. (1997) studied this question.