Patient-individualised risk stratification and neurological outcome of elderly patients after cardiac surgery

Patient-individualised risk stratification and neurological outcome of elderly patients after cardiac surgery - PIRNOCS

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033006

Enrollment

300

Registered

2023-11-21

Start date

2024-01-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F05.0

Interventions

Group 1: Arm 1 (intervention arm): Preoperative frailty assessment, blood pressure profile, transcranial Doppler examination Group 2: Arm 2 (control arm): Preoperative frailty assessment, blood pressu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

70 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Planned operation with use of the heart-lung machine

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of capacity to consent, refusal of the study by the patient, already proven cerebral perfusion obstacles, pre-existing delirium, unplanned operations and participation in other studies, especially drug studies.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative delirium rate recorded on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd postoperative day using CAM-ICU and Delta Scan EEG	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Stroke rate during the entire hospital stay recorded by ICD-10 coding; Length of hospitalisation measured in days until transfer to home, rehabilitation facility or death 1-year mortality rate, collected from routine data	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactVera von Dossow

Institut für Anästhesiologie, Herz- und Diabateszentrum NRW

anaesthesiologie@hdz-nrw.de+49 5731 97 1128

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026