The Impact of Delirium After Cardiac Surgical Procedures on Postoperative Resource Use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delirium is a common complication after cardiac surgical procedures and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, whether rigorously assessed postoperative delirium is associated with an increased length of stay in the intensive care unit (LOS-ICU), length of stay (LOS), and hospital charges is not clear.

Methods

Patients (n = 66) undergoing coronary artery bypass or valve operations, or both, were enrolled in a nested cohort study. Rigorous delirium assessments were conducted using the Confusion Assessment Method. LOS-ICU and LOS were obtained from the medical record, and hospital charges were obtained from administrative data reported to the state. Because of the skewed distribution of outcome variables, outcomes were compared using rank-sum

SUBMITTER: Brown CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5406132 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature