Complex Assessment of the Incidence and Risk Factors of Delirium in a Large Cohort of Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Single-Center 6-Year Experience

Background. Previous reports provided inconsistent data on the occurrence of postoperative delirium and emphasized its considerable impact on outcome. This study sought to evaluate the incidence and predictors of delirium, together with its relation to cerebral ischemia in a large cohort of cardiac...

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Main Authors: Łukasz J. Krzych, Maciej T. Wybraniec, Irena Krupka-Matuszczyk, Michał Skrzypek, Anna Bolkowska, Mirosław Wilczyński, Andrzej A. Bochenek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/835850