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Table 4 Occurrence of neurological complications

From: Intra-aortic balloon pump does not influence cerebral hemodynamics and neurological outcomes in high-risk cardiac patients undergoing cardiac surgery: an analysis of the IABCS trial

Variable

IABP group

(N = 34)

Control group

(N = 33)

p-value

Delirium (n, %)

9 (26.5%)

8 (24.2%)

0.834

Seizure

1 (2.9%)

1 (3%)

1.000

Stroke

1 (3.0)

1 (2.9%)

1.000

Presurgery

 MoCA

21 [18–24]

21 [5–25]

0.667

 MoCA < 26 (n, %)

30 (88.2%)

28 (84.8%)

1.000

 MMSE

25 [23–28.5]

25 [23–28.5]

0.632

 MMSE ≤ 24 (n, %)

13 (39.4%)

14 (42.4%)

1.000

Six months postsurgery (N = 24)

(N = 27)

 

 MoCA

24.0 [20.2–25.0]

20.0 [17–24.0]

0.079

 MoCA < 26 (n, %)

19 (79.1%)

22 (81.5%)

1.000

 MMSE

28.0 [25.2–29.0]

26 [23.0–29.0]

0.216

 MMSE ≤ 24 (n, %)

4 (16.7%)

11 (40.7%)

0.073

  1. Data are n (%) or median [interquartile range]
  2. IABP intra-aortic balloon pump, CG control group, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment