Computerised cognitive training to improve cognition including delirium following coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: protocol for a blinded randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is known to improve vascular function and cardiac-related mortality rates; however, it is associated with high rates of postoperative cognitive decline and delirium. Previous attempts to prevent post-CABG cognitive decline using pharmacological and surgical approaches have been largely unsuccessful. Cognitive prehabilitation and rehabilitation are a viable yet untested option for CABG patients. We aim to investigate the effects of preoperative cognitive training on delirium incidence, and preoperative and postoperative cognitive training on cognitive decline at 4 months post-CABG.

Methods and analysis

This study is a randomised, single-blinded, controlled trial investigating the use of computerised cognitive trainin

SUBMITTER: Greaves D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045123 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature