Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: The study enrolled 4,659 consecutive patients (21% women; age, 67.8±9.2 years) undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. A propensity score-based optimal-matching algorithm was used to match 1,577 patients receiving preoperative statins with a control group (1:1). Patients were screened for delirium in the intensive care unit according to the Confusion Assessment Method for the intensive care unit. RESULTS:
Delirium affected 89 patients (3%), and preoperative statin administration was not multivariably associated with a decreased incidence of delirium (odds ratio, 1.52; 95% confidence interval, 0.97 to 2.37; p=0.18) and was also unrelated to a delirium decrease in patient subgroups undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (odds ratio, 1.31; 95% confidence interval, 0.68 to 2.52; p=0.51) or combined valvular procedures (odds ratio, 1.72; 95% confidence interval, 0.96 to 3.07, p=0.08). Similar results were observed for age groups and cardiopulmonary bypass durations. Patients affected by postoperative delirium experienced a longer hospital stay (25th to 75th percentile) of 11 (7 to 18 days) vs 7 days (7 to 8 days, p<0.001) and 12% hospital mortality vs 1% (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative statins were not associated with a decreased incidence of delirium in patients undergoing coronary revascularization.
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Authors | Giovanni Mariscalco, Marzia Cottini, Marco Zanobini, Stefano Salis, Carmelo Dominici, Maciej Banach, Francesco Onorati, Gabriele Piffaretti, Giovanna Covaia, Marco Realini, Cesare Beghi |
Journal | The Annals of thoracic surgery
(Ann Thorac Surg)
Vol. 93
Issue 5
Pg. 1439-47
(May 2012)
ISSN: 1552-6259 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 22541176
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
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Topics |
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Cohort Studies
- Confidence Intervals
- Coronary Angiography
(methods)
- Coronary Artery Bypass
(adverse effects, methods, mortality)
- Coronary Stenosis
(diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, mortality, surgery)
- Delirium
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Female
- Hospital Mortality
(trends)
- Humans
- Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
(administration & dosage)
- Incidence
- Length of Stay
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multivariate Analysis
- Odds Ratio
- Postoperative Complications
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Preoperative Care
(methods)
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Assessment
- Severity of Illness Index
- Sex Factors
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