Table 2

Schedule of events

PreclinicalPreoperativeCABGPostoperativeFollow-up
Timing:T0T1T2T3T4T5T6
BaselineStop ECCStop ECC+6 hoursIncision+24 hoursCABG
+3–7days
6 weeks6 months
Inclusion/exclusion criteriaX
Informed consentX
TSPO binding affinityX
PET/CT cerebrumXX
MRI cerebrumXX
Blood samplingXXXXXX
Neuropsychological assessmentXXXX
Delirium assessment3 times daily during hospital stay
  • CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; ECC, extracorporeal circulation; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PET/CT, positron emission tomography/computated tomography; TSPO, translocator protein.