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Continuous Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring to Reduce Brain Injury From Cardiac Surgery
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating blood pressure maintenance based on cerebral blood flow autoregulation measurement and Control group for Thoracic Surgery and Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Completed, enrolled 460 participants across 1 site.
Signals
Detailed Summary
Neurological complications from cardiac surgery are an important source of operative mortality, prolonged hospitalization, health care expenditure, and impaired quality of life. New strategies of care are needed to avoid rising complications for the growing number of aged patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This study will evaluate novel methods for reducing brain injury during surgery from inadequate brain blood flow using techniques that could be widely employed.
Study Details
Timeline
Arms & Interventions
Blood pressure targets during cardiopulmonary bypass based on institutional standards of empiric management.
Blood pressure management based on cerebral autoregulation data.
Interventions
Blood pressure lowered or raised
Institutional standard of care.