Venous Congestion And Delirium After Cardiac Surgery

NCT ID: NCT07285187

Last Updated: 2025-12-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-01

Study Completion Date

2026-10-31

Brief Summary

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Postoperative delirium (POD) is an acute brain dysfunction characterized by inattention, impaired consciousness, and cognitive and orientation disturbances, and is a common complication after cardiac surgery. The high incidence of up to 52% of POD in cardiac surgery patients lead to a range of adverse clinical outcomes.The brain tissue is enclosed in a rigid anatomical structure; when there is an obstruction to venous return from the brain, intracranial pressure can increase, and blood supply to the brain tissue can decrease, leading to central nervous system dysfunction.

Systemic venous congestion can occur when there is right heart dysfunction or excessive volume load. When right heart failure and/or volume overload occurs, changes in right atrial pressure are transmitted to the venous system of organs throughout the body, with dilatation of the inferior vena cava (IVC), obstruction of blood return from the hepatic, portal, and renal veins, and abnormal venous flow signals and altered ultrasound Doppler flow patterns.

The primary objective of this prospective cohort study is to explore if intraoperative systemic venous congestion is associated with POD after cardiac surgery. This study will also investigate the relationship between intraoperative systemic venous congestion and postoperative complications, and the relationship between each separate venous congestion and POD after cardiac surgery.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Intraoperative Venous Congestion Postoperative Delirium (POD) Cardiac Surgery

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Adult patients scheduled to undergo elective cardiac surgery

collection of demographic characteristics and comorbidities

Intervention Type OTHER

1. gender, age, BMI, ASA classification, NYHA (New York Heart Association) classification, MMSE score.
2. smoking history, medical history (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, Hyperlipidemia, stroke, anaemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension, preoperative atrial fibrillation, peripheral artery disease), preoperative ACEI, ARB, beta-blockers, loop diuretics, aspirin, and spironolactone use.

surgery-related parameters

Intervention Type OTHER

1. surgery type, surgery duration, CPB duration, aortic cross-clamp duration, blood loss, intraoperative fluid infusion, intraoperative urine output, intraoperative blood transfusion, intraoperative anesthetics and vasoactive medications.
2. duration of mechanical ventilation, duration of vasopressor support, postoperative acute kidney injury incidence and CRRT initiation, major bleeding, deep sternal wound infection/mediastinitis, surgical re-intervention, ICU LOS, hospital LOS, postoperative stroke, complications up to 30 days after surgery, 30-day inpatient mortality, survival status at discharge, and one year follow-up.
3. a composite endpoint of major complications after surgery defined as at least one of the following: death, prolonged ventilation (\>24 h), stroke, severe AKI, deep sternal wound infection, and reoperation for any reason.

POD assessments

Intervention Type OTHER

Assessments of POD during the first 7 days postoperatively.

collection of biological (laboratory) parameters

Intervention Type OTHER

1. WBC, CRP, IL-6, IL-10, IL-1β, TNF-α, serum Amyloid A, procalcitonin, catecholamines, cortisol, SOD, HIF-1α;
2. BDNF, S-100β protein, NSE;
3. CK-MB, NT pro-BNP, BNP, high-sensitivity troponin level;
4. hemoglobin, hematocrit, sodium, arterial lactate, and liver enzymes.

collection of hemodynamic parameters

Intervention Type OTHER

1. blood pressure, heart rate, CVP;
2. CO, CI, SV, SVI,SVV;
3. intra-abdominal pressure;
4. vasoactive drug doses in the first hour in the ICU.

collection of echocardiographic parameters and venous ultrasound assessments

Intervention Type OTHER

(1) Left ventricle systolic function, including LVOT, LVEF, MPI; left ventricular diastolic function, including mitral flow-derived Doppler indices, pulmonary vein Doppler indices. (2) Right ventricular systolic function, including TAPSE. Right ventricular diastolic dysfunction, inferred from an abnormal hepatic vein flow (systolic velocity \< diastolic velocity) in the absence of a dysrhythmia or pacing. (3) Inferior vena cava (IVC) measurements. (4) Hepatic vein Doppler parameters. (5) Portal vein Doppler parameters. (6) Renal vein Doppler parameters.

collection of parameters monitoring on the central nervous system

Intervention Type OTHER

1. Regional cerebral oximetry.
2. Brain wave patterns.
3. Optic nerve sheath diameter.

Interventions

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collection of demographic characteristics and comorbidities

1. gender, age, BMI, ASA classification, NYHA (New York Heart Association) classification, MMSE score.
2. smoking history, medical history (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, Hyperlipidemia, stroke, anaemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension, preoperative atrial fibrillation, peripheral artery disease), preoperative ACEI, ARB, beta-blockers, loop diuretics, aspirin, and spironolactone use.

Intervention Type OTHER

surgery-related parameters

1. surgery type, surgery duration, CPB duration, aortic cross-clamp duration, blood loss, intraoperative fluid infusion, intraoperative urine output, intraoperative blood transfusion, intraoperative anesthetics and vasoactive medications.
2. duration of mechanical ventilation, duration of vasopressor support, postoperative acute kidney injury incidence and CRRT initiation, major bleeding, deep sternal wound infection/mediastinitis, surgical re-intervention, ICU LOS, hospital LOS, postoperative stroke, complications up to 30 days after surgery, 30-day inpatient mortality, survival status at discharge, and one year follow-up.
3. a composite endpoint of major complications after surgery defined as at least one of the following: death, prolonged ventilation (\>24 h), stroke, severe AKI, deep sternal wound infection, and reoperation for any reason.

Intervention Type OTHER

POD assessments

Assessments of POD during the first 7 days postoperatively.

Intervention Type OTHER

collection of biological (laboratory) parameters

1. WBC, CRP, IL-6, IL-10, IL-1β, TNF-α, serum Amyloid A, procalcitonin, catecholamines, cortisol, SOD, HIF-1α;
2. BDNF, S-100β protein, NSE;
3. CK-MB, NT pro-BNP, BNP, high-sensitivity troponin level;
4. hemoglobin, hematocrit, sodium, arterial lactate, and liver enzymes.

Intervention Type OTHER

collection of hemodynamic parameters

1. blood pressure, heart rate, CVP;
2. CO, CI, SV, SVI,SVV;
3. intra-abdominal pressure;
4. vasoactive drug doses in the first hour in the ICU.

Intervention Type OTHER

collection of echocardiographic parameters and venous ultrasound assessments

(1) Left ventricle systolic function, including LVOT, LVEF, MPI; left ventricular diastolic function, including mitral flow-derived Doppler indices, pulmonary vein Doppler indices. (2) Right ventricular systolic function, including TAPSE. Right ventricular diastolic dysfunction, inferred from an abnormal hepatic vein flow (systolic velocity \< diastolic velocity) in the absence of a dysrhythmia or pacing. (3) Inferior vena cava (IVC) measurements. (4) Hepatic vein Doppler parameters. (5) Portal vein Doppler parameters. (6) Renal vein Doppler parameters.

Intervention Type OTHER

collection of parameters monitoring on the central nervous system

1. Regional cerebral oximetry.
2. Brain wave patterns.
3. Optic nerve sheath diameter.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients scheduled to undergo elective cardiac surgery via a midline thoracic incision;
2. ≥18 years;
3. A preoperative MMSE score\>23, without consciousness or language barriers, capable of cooperating with neurological examinations, cognitive function tests, and other assessments of neurological function.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Contraindications for TEE;
2. Emergency cardiac surgery;
3. Major vascular surgery;
4. Redo cardiac surgery;
5. Severe infection requiring continuous antibiotic therapy;
6. Severe preoperative heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction \< 30%;
7. A critical preoperative state (mechanical circulatory support, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, current renal replacement therapy, mechanical ventilation, or cardiac arrest necessitating resuscitation);
8. Multi-organ dysfunction;
9. Known conditions that may interfere with the assessment or interpretation of hepatic vein, portal vein blood flow (such as liver cirrhosis or portal vein thrombosis) or the renal vein blood flow (such as urinary tract obstruction);
10. Planned cardiac transplantation or ventricular assist device implantation;
11. Pregnancy;
12. Insufficient ultrasonographic imaging;
13. Restarting CPB after first CPB cessation during surgery;
14. Requirement for cardiac assist devices (ECMO, IABP, or ventricular assist device) after CPB intraoperatively;
15. Neurological or psychiatric diagnoses that may affect cognitive performance or cognitive testing;
16. Documented delirium before surgery.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Zhuan Zhang

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zhuan Zhang

MD, the Deputy Director of Anesthesiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Zhuan Zhang, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University

Locations

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No. 368 Hanjiang Middle Road

Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Zhuan Zhang, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +8615062791355

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Zhuan Zhang, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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20240915

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id