Postoperative Delirium After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the United States, 2016-2021: Trends, Risk Factors, and Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Design

A retrospective observational study using discharge weights and survey-specific analytic methods.

Setting

Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample, representing a nationally weighted cohort of U.S. hospitalizations from 2016 to 2021.

Participants

Adults aged 18 years or older who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) during the study period.

Intervention

No interventions were applied.

Measurements and main results

Postoperative delirium (POD) was identified using validated ICD-10 codes. Using regression models, annual trends in POD, factors associated with POD, and the association of POD with mortality, postoperative complications, length of stay, and hospitalization costs were estimated. Among 911,910 CABG hospitalizations, P

SUBMITTER: Potnuru P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12683655 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature