Cognitive Decline after Delirium in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

What we already know about this topic

Cardiac surgery is associated with cognitive decline and postoperative delirium. The relationship between postoperative delirium and cognitive decline after cardiac surgery is unclear

What this article tells us that is new

The development of postoperative delirium is associated with a greater degree of cognitive decline 1 month after cardiac surgery. The development of postoperative delirium is not a predictor of cognitive decline 1 yr after cardiac surgery.

Background

Delirium is common after cardiac surgery and has been associated with morbidity, mortality, and cognitive decline. However, there are conflicting reports on the magnitude, trajectory, and domains of cognitive change that might be affected. The authors hypothesized t

SUBMITTER: Brown CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6513020 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature