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Delirium in Elderly Undergoing Cardiac Surgery and the Significance of CholinEsterase Activity

NCT02631304 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2018-04-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the association between the "point-of-care" (POC) measured ChE activity (Acetylcholinesterase (ChE) + Buturylcholinesterase (ChE)) and postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Furthermore the investigators aim to identify factors, which influence the baseline levels and the time course of ChE activity.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Complications

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Elective cardiac surgery

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), valve surgery, combined CABG-valve surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • RWTH Aachen University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ana Stevanovic, MD · Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Aachen, Germany

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-11-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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