Visual Hallucinations following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Prospective Study

Conclusions: Transient visual hallucinations occur in a noticeable proportion of patients after on-pump heart surgery. Knowledge of the phenomenon's benignity is important for patients to prevent anxiety and uncertainty and for treating physicians to avoid unnecessary medication and drug-induced delirium.PMID:36295626 | PMC:PMC9610531 | DOI:10.3390/medicina58101466

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - October 27, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Marlene Tschernatsch Jasmin El Shazly Marius Butz Sa-Ra Lie Mesut Yeniguen Tobias Braun Georg Bachmann Markus Schoenburg Tibo Gerriets Patrick Schramm Martin Juenemann Source Type: research