Journal article
Impact of Methylprednisolone on Postoperative Quality of Recovery and Delirium in the Steroids in Cardiac Surgery Trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Inflammation after cardiopulmonary bypass may contribute to postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction. The authors evaluated the effect of high-dose methylprednisolone to suppress inflammation on the incidence of delirium and postoperative quality of recovery after cardiac surgery.
METHODS: Five hundred fifty-five adults from three hospitals enrolled in the randomized, double-blind Steroids in Cardiac Surgery trial were …
Authors
Royse CF; Saager L; Whitlock R; Ou-Young J; Royse A; Vincent J; Devereaux PJ; Kurz A; Awais A; Panjasawatwong K
Journal
Anesthesiology, Vol. 126, No. 2, pp. 223–233
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 2017
DOI
10.1097/aln.0000000000001433
ISSN
0003-3022