Postoperative Delirium in Cardiac Surgery: An Unavoidable Menace?

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Dec;29(6):1677-87. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.08.021. Epub 2015 Oct 9.

Authors

Alexa Hollinger¹, Martin Siegemund², Nicolai Goettel³, Luzius A Steiner³

Affiliations

¹ Department for Anesthesia, Surgical Intensive Care, Prehospital Emergency Medicine, and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: alexa.hollinger@usb.ch.
² Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Baden, Baden, Switzerland.
³ Department for Anesthesia, Surgical Intensive Care, Prehospital Emergency Medicine, and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

PMID: 26456271
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.08.021

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac surgery; postoperative cognitive decline; postoperative delirium.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Delirium / diagnosis*
Delirium / etiology*
Delirium / therapy
Humans
Observational Studies as Topic
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Postoperative Complications / therapy
Prospective Studies