Affiliations 

  • 1 University Malaya, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 University Malaya, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. drmazlina@gmail.com; mazlinamazlan@ummc.edu.my
  • 3 University Malaya, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2024 Jul;79(4):483-486.
PMID: 39086348

Abstract

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a significant concern, with incidences reported up to 70% following cardiac surgery. Therefore, we aim to evaluate the incidence of POCD after elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery at our single centre over a one-year period from August 2021 to July 2022. We included 34 patients in the study and conducted serial cognitive assessments up to three months post-surgery. Interestingly, our findings indicated an absence of POCD among patients who underwent elective CABG. Reasons contributing to this outcome are multifactorial, which may include the patients' younger age, higher educational levels, lack of pre-existing neurological disorders, meticulous intraoperative cerebral saturation monitoring, and the duration of aortic crossclamp and cardiopulmonary bypass time.

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