Association between modified frailty index and postoperative delirium in patients after cardiac surgery: A cohort study of 2080 older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the association between frailty and postoperative delirium (POD) in elderly cardiac surgery patients.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted of older patients admitted to the intensive care unit after cardiac surgery at a tertiary academic medical center in Boston from 2008 to 2019. Frailty was measured using the Modified Frailty Index (MFI), which categorized patients into frail (MFI ≥3) and non-frail (MFI = 0-2) groups. Delirium was identified using the confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit and nursing notes. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association between frailty and POD, and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated.

Results

Of the 2080 patients included (median age approximat

SUBMITTER: Cheng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11199331 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature