Preoperative Risk Factors and Early Outcomes of Delirium in Valvular Open-Heart Surgery

CONCLUSION: In valvular open-heart surgery, postoperative delirium is a frequent neurological complication that is associated with other postoperative neurological complications and several, mostly nonmodifiable, preoperative risk factors. Although postoperative delirium was associated with a significantly increased risk of prolonged ICU stay, this did not translate into an increased short-term mortality.PMID:35042244 | DOI:10.1055/s-0041-1740984

Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - January 18, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Nikolai Hulde Armin Zittermann Katharina Tigges-Limmer Andreas Koster Nicole Weinrautner Jan Gummert Vera von Dossow Source Type: research