Impact of Methylprednisolone on Postoperative Quality of Recovery and Delirium in the Steroids in Cardiac Surgery Trial: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Substudy

• Main Authors: Royse C., Saager L., Whitlock R., Ou-Young J., Royse A., Vincent J., Devereaux P., Kurz A., Awais A., Panjasawatwong K., Sessler D.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84992348995&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/40815
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

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...