Abstract

Background Delirium is a common psychiatric disorder after cardiac surgery and predisposes patients to increased mortality and morbidity. Its prevention requires knowledge of the risk factors involved. Objective What are preoperative risk factors for postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery? Methods Prospective longitudinal study of 241 elective cardiac surgical patients with preoperative assessment of potential risk factors and delirium assessment twice daily over five postoperative days. Results 13 % of the patients experienced delirium. Reduced cognitive performance (OR: 3.80; 95 % CI: 1.66 - 8.66), higher comorbidity (OR: 1.36; 95 % CI: 1.07 - 1.7) and higher age (OR: 1.08; 95 % CI: 1.02 - 1.13) increased the risk of delirium. Conclusion Delirium after cardiac surgery is common. It occurs in particular in patients with low cognitive performance, higher comorbidity and higher age.

Titel in ÜbersetzungRisk Factors for Postoperative Delirium after Cardiac Surgery
OriginalspracheDeutsch
ZeitschriftFortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie
Jahrgang85
Ausgabenummer5
Seiten (von - bis)274-279
Seitenumfang6
ISSN0720-4299
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2017

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