Delirium After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Under General Anesthesia: Incidence, Predictors, and Relation to Long-Term Survival.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Prospectively collected data on postoperative delirium (POD) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are scarce. The aim of this study was to report the incidence and risk factors of delirium after TAVI under general anesthesia and to assess the association of POD with clinical outcome and short- and long-term survival.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Academic medical center.

Participants

A total of 703 subsequent patients undergoing TAVI under general anesthesia between 2008 and 2017.

Measurements

Delirium was assessed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), criteria. Outcomes were postprocedural clinical outcome and short- and long-term survival (30 day

SUBMITTER: van der Wulp K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6899857 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature