Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Postoperative Delirium, Postoperative Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
cerebral autoregulation, hypotension, neurological outcomes, adverse neurological events, postoperative delirium, postoperative stroke, postoperative cognitive decline, personalised cardiac anaesthesia, cardiac surgery, near-infrared spectroscopy, transcranial Doppler
Brief summary
This international, multicentre prospective cohort study will assess whether perioperative duration and magnitude of mean arterial pressure (MAP) outside of an individual's cerebral autoregulation (CA) limits using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and transcranial Doppler (TCD) are associated with adverse neurological events. It is to investigate whether patients with a higher burden of cerebral haemodynamic insults have an increased incidence or poorer neurological outcomes. Associations between neurologic outcomes, neurobiomarkers and genetic tests will be explored.
Detailed description
Adverse neurological events include perioperative neurocognitive disorders and stroke and remain one of the major risks after cardiac surgery. A lack of a comprehensive knowledge of their causes and neuroprotective strategies has hindered the development of strategies to effectively reduce these complications. Against this background, this research project will take three approaches. First, non-invasive, personalised cerebral autoregulation-oriented blood pressure monitoring aims to reduce complications by uncovering blood pressure targets tailored to individual characteristics. In parallel, establishing biological associations between adverse neurological outcomes, brain injury biomarkers and genetic studies are complementary strategies that make a move to a proactive patient-tailored paradigm, ultimately understanding the mechanisms and improving patient outcomes, patient safety and quality of life. Therefore, this international, multicentre prospective cohort study will assess whether perioperative duration and magnitude of MAP outside of an individual's CA limits using NIRS and TCD are associated with adverse neurological events. It is to investigate whether patients with a higher burden of cerebral haemodynamic insults, defined by the duration and magnitude spent outside of an individual's CA limits based on NIRS and/or TCD, have an increased incidence of postoperative delirium (POD), stroke or cognitive decline. Biological associations between adverse neurological outcomes, the role of brain injury serum biomarkers will be explored. Genetic studies will be conducted on participants who give written informed consent for these further investigations.
Interventions
Preoperatively, patients will be assessed with Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Clinical Frailty Scale, 3-minute Diagnostic interview for Confusion Assessment Method-defined delirium (3D-CAM, incl. severity score), modified National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (mNIHSS), and hand grip strength measurement (using a hand dynamometer) to establish a baseline measurement of the physical, cognitive and mental status.
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTIntraoperative NIRS
Intraoperatively, NIRS data will be collected and recorded in real-time.
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTIntraoperative TCD
Intraoperatively, TCD data will be collected and recorded in real-time.
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTIntraoperative invasive MAP
Intraoperatively, invasive arterial blood pressure data will be collected and recorded in real-time.
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTPostoperative NIRS
Postoperatively, NIRS monitoring will be continued in the ICU after the surgery until (i) endotracheal extubation, or (ii) for the first 24 hours or (iii) until emergency re-operation, whichever occurs first.
Postoperatively patients will be evaluated for POD with 3D-CAM or CAM-ICU and for clinical stroke with mNIHSS. Postoperative neurocognitive disorders will be assessed using MoCA.
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTCollection of serum biomarker panel
The serum biomarker panel will consist, at least, of four markers of neurological injury glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), neurofilament light chain (NfL), total tau and ubiquitin-carboxy-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1). Blood samples will be obtained preoperatively, after ICU admission, on postoperative day 1, 2, 6 (or hospital discharge, whichever occurs first) and between 6 and 12 weeks after surgery.
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTCollection of blood sample for genetic study
A blood sample for the genetic study will be obtained preoperatively.
Sponsors
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Elective primary or reoperative coronary artery bypass graft and/or valvular and/or ascending aorta surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.
Exclusion criteria
* Surgery requiring moderate (28-31.9ºC) or deep (\<28ºC) hypothermic circulatory arrest; * Heart and/or lung transplantation; * Urgent (within 24 hours) and emergency surgery; * Inability to follow procedures or insufficient knowledge in English, German or French; * Inability to give consent. Participants who undergo cardiac surgery under minimal extracorporeal circulation will also be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in 3D-CAM to assess postoperative delirium (POD) | Assessed daily on postoperative days 0 to 7 (or up to discharge, whichever occurs earlier) | Change in 3D-CAM to assess POD. The 3D-CAM rates four diagnostic features, including acute onset and fluctuating course, inattention, disorganized thinking, and altered level of consciousness. Delirium scored as 'present' (1) or 'absent' (0) based on question responses. |
| Change in Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) to assess postoperative delirium (POD) | Assessed daily on postoperative days 0 to 7 (or up to discharge, whichever occurs earlier) | CAM-ICU is an adaptation of the CAM to be usable by clinicians to screen for delirium in the intensive care unit setting designed for intubated patients. The CAM-ICU utilizes the CAM diagnostic algorithm. There are four core features including acute onset or fluctuating course, inattention, disorganized thinking, and altered level of consciousness rated with 8 items. 3 of the 4 features must be present for CAM-ICU to be considered positive, according to the original CAM algorithm. Items are rated absent/present base on specific thresholds. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in modified National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (mNIHSS) | Assessed daily on postoperative days 0 to 7 (or up to discharge, whichever occurs earlier) | Change in mNIHSS to assess postoperative clinical stroke |
| Change in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) | Between 6 weeks and 12 weeks, and up to 12 months after surgery | Change in MoCA to assess postoperative neurocognitive disorder |
| Postoperative increase in serum creatinine | Within 48 hours after surgery | Postoperative increase in serum creatinine of ≥ 26.5 μmol/l (≥ 0.3 mg/dl) within 48 hours or ≥ 1.5 times of baseline to assess acute kidney injury |
| De novo renal replacement therapy | Within postoperative day 7 (or up to discharge) | De novo renal replacement therapy |
| Major morbidity | Within postoperative day 7 (or up to discharge) | Major morbidity as defined by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons as having at least one of the following adverse outcomes: stroke, surgical re-exploration for any cardiac reason (bleeding, coronary graft occlusion, valve dysfunction, and others), renal failure, deep sternal wound infection/mediastinitis, and prolonged ventilation (\> 24 hours) |
| Intensive care unit (ICU) stay (in hours) | From day of surgery until discharge from ICU (approx. 1 day) | Number of hours in ICU |
| Length of hospital stay (in days) | From day of surgery until discharge from hospital (approx. 7 days) | Number of days in hospital |
| Perioperative mortality | Within within 30 days after surgery | Perioperative mortality, defined as any in-hospital or postdischarge death within 30 days after surgery, regardless of cause, or any death occurring during the hospitalisation, even after 30 days |
| Change in brain injury biomarker panel | At preoperative screening; at day of surgery; at postoperative day 1, 2 and 6 (or hospital discharge, whichever occurs first); between 6 weeks and 12 weeks after surgery | The serum biomarker panel consists of at least four markers of neurological injury: glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), neurofilament light (NfL), total tau, and ubiquitin-carboxy-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1). |
Countries
Switzerland, United Kingdom
Contacts
CONTACTNuno V. Gomes, MD
CONTACTLuzius A. Steiner, MD, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORNuno V. Gomes, MD
Clinic for Anaesthesia, Intermediate Care, Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Basel
Outcome results
None listed