Detection of cognitive decline after coronary surgery: a comparison of computerized and conventional tests
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Elsevier BV in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 92 (6), 814-820
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aeh157
Abstract
Postoperative cognitive decline is a common complication after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Postoperative cognitive decline is defined on the basis of change in cognitive function detected with repeated assessments using neuropsychological tests. Therefore improvement in neuropsychological testing instruments may increase our understanding of postoperative cognitive decline. Fifty patients undergoing CABG surgery completed both a conventional and a computerized battery of tests before and 6 days after CABG surgery. Fifty age- and education-matched controls completed the same test batteries 6 days apart. The reliability and the sensitivity to postoperative cognitive decline were computed for each battery. Both test batteries detected postoperative cognitive decline 6 days after CABG surgery. For the computerized battery, the reliability of the reaction times (intraclass correlation 0.89-0.92) was greater than for any test from the conventional battery (intraclass correlation 0.56-0.71), although accuracy measures were less reliable (intraclass correlation 0.61-0.89). The computerized battery detected all the cases of POCD identified by the conventional test battery and also five cases that were classified as normal by the conventional tests. Computerized tests are suitable for measuring cognitive change after CABG surgery and may detect change in a greater proportion of patients 6 days after CABG surgery than conventional neuropsychological tests.Keywords
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