Dexamethasone for Cardiac Surgery Trial

Summary

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial, comparing clinical outcomes after the administration of high-dose dexamethasone versus placebo in patients undergoing heart surgery with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. The primary endpoint is the occurrence of major complications (including all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, renal failure, and prolonged mechanical ventilation) in the first 30 days after surgery.

Timeline

Start

2006-05

Primary completion

2011-11

Completion

2012-12

Publications

• Results Ottens TH, Hendrikse J, Slooter AJ, van Herwerden LA, Dieleman JM, van Dijk D. Low incidence of early postoperative cerebral edema after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015;29(3):632-6. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.12.004. Epub 2014 Dec 3.
• Results van Osch D, Dieleman JM, van Dijk D, Jacob KA, Kluin J, Doevendans PA, Nathoe HM; DExamethasone for Cardiac Surgery (DECS) study group; DExamethasone for Cardiac Surgery DECS study group. Dexamethasone for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation. Int J Cardiol. 2015 Mar 1;182:431-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.094. Epub 2015 Jan 8.
• Results Jacob KA, Dieleman JM, Nathoe HM, van Osch D, de Waal EE, Cramer MJ, Kluin J, van Dijk D. The effects of intraoperative dexamethasone on left atrial function and postoperative atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgical patients. Neth Heart J. 2015 Mar;23(3):168-73. doi: 10.1007/s12471-014-0638-5.
• Results Ottens TH, Dieleman JM, Sauer AM, Peelen LM, Nierich AP, de Groot WJ, Nathoe HM, Buijsrogge MP, Kalkman CJ, van Dijk D; DExamethasone for Cardiac Surgery (DECS) Study Group. Effects of dexamethasone on cognitive decline after cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial. Anesthesiology. 2014 Sep;121(3):492-500. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000336.
• Results Bunge JJ, van Osch D, Dieleman JM, Jacob KA, Kluin J, van Dijk D, Nathoe HM; Dexamethasone for Cardiac Surgery (DECS) Study Group. Dexamethasone for the prevention of postpericardiotomy syndrome: A DExamethasone for Cardiac Surgery substudy. Am Heart J. 2014 Jul;168(1):126-31.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.03.017. Epub 2014 Apr 5.
• Results Sauer AM, Slooter AJ, Veldhuijzen DS, van Eijk MM, Devlin JW, van Dijk D. Intraoperative dexamethasone and delirium after cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial. Anesth Analg. 2014 Nov;119(5):1046-52. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000248.
• Results Dieleman JM, Nierich AP, Rosseel PM, van der Maaten JM, Hofland J, Diephuis JC, Schepp RM, Boer C, Moons KG, van Herwerden LA, Tijssen JG, Numan SC, Kalkman CJ, van Dijk D; Dexamethasone for Cardiac Surgery (DECS) Study Group. Intraoperative high-dose dexamethasone for cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2012 Nov 7;308(17):1761-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.14144.
• Sauer AC, Veldhuijzen DS, Ottens TH, Slooter AJC, Kalkman CJ, van Dijk D. Association between delirium and cognitive change after cardiac surgery. Br J Anaesth. 2017 Aug 1;119(2):308-315. doi: 10.1093/bja/aex053.
• Jacob KA, Leaf DE, Dieleman JM, van Dijk D, Nierich AP, Rosseel PM, van der Maaten JM, Hofland J, Diephuis JC, de Lange F, Boer C, Kluin J, Waikar SS; Dexamethasone for Cardiac Surgery (DECS) Study Group. Intraoperative High-Dose Dexamethasone and Severe AKI after Cardiac Surgery. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Dec;26(12):2947-51. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2014080840. Epub 2015 May 7.
• Ottens TH, Nijsten MW, Hofland J, Dieleman JM, Hoekstra M, van Dijk D, van der Maaten JM. Effect of high-dose dexamethasone on perioperative lactate levels and glucose control: a randomized controlled trial. Crit Care. 2015 Feb 13;19(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-0736-9.

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