Rahim Tahmasebi
School of Public Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IranPublications
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Research
Investigating the Effect of Remote Limb Ischemic Preconditioning in Preventing Delirium in Patients Candidate for Coronary Artery Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Bushehr Heart Hospital
Author(s): Abdolrasoul Anvaripour, Leila Nasserikhah, Parviz Azodi, Rahim Tahmasebi, Soheila Esfandiari, Mohammad Hussein Ebrahimi and Faezeh Jahanpour*
Background: Delirium is one of the common complications following open-heart surgery. Delirium is a fluctuating cognitive impairment and consciousness disorder and a common as well as acute problem for patients hospitalized in hospitals, complicating the course of patient improvement. Ischemic preconditioning can be a method to mitigate delirium of patients. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of remote limb ischemic preconditioning in preventing delirium in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Methods: The present study is a randomized clinical control trial performed as interventional before and after intervention and control groups. The research population consisted of patients hospitalized in the ICU ward of Heart Center hospital of Bushehr city (Iran) to undergo CBAG or referred electively. In this pla.. Read More»