Peri-Operative Morbidity and Quality of Life After CABG

Weill Medical College of Cornell University1 site in 1 country248 target enrollmentSeptember 1991

ConditionsCoronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Enrollment: 248
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Cardiac morbidity
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 18 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

It is the long term objective of this study to preserve or improve the quality of life and to prevent deterioration in physical and mental function following myocardial revascularization among bypass surgery patients.

Detailed Description

The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of two strategies of intra-operative hemodynamic management in preventing peri-operative cardiac, cognitive and neurologic morbidity and mortality and postoperative deterioration in the patient's quality of life.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 1991

End Date

September 1994

Last Updated

18 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Crossover

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients had to be undergoing elective CABG, without concomitant valve or other cardiac surgery.
•Patients also had to be able to perform the neuropsychologic tests, and to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients who refused to participate in the study.
•Patients who live too far away from NYC to be able to come back for follow up at six months post-operatively.
•Patients who had either valvular replacement and aortic amd mitral an aneurysm repair, or other cardiothoracic surgery.
•Patients who were unable to complete the neuropsychologic test.
•Patient who were part of another CABG study.