RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Incidence of postoperative delirium following myocardial revascularization
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 29
OP 32
VO 54
IS 1
A1 Joseph R. Calabrese
A1 Robert G. Skwerer
A1 A. Dale Gulledge
A1 Cari G. Gill
A1 James D. Mullen
A1 David A. Rodgers
A1 Paul C. Taylor
A1 Léonard A. Golding
A1 Bruce W. Lytle
A1 Delos M. Cosgrove
A1 Michael G. Bazarel
A1 Floyd D. Loop
YR 1987
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/54/1/29.abstract
AB Previous reports assessing the incidence of postcardiotomy delirium have examined cognitive function in piatients who underwent various types of cardiac surgery. The authors evaluated the incidence of postcardiotomy delirium following myocardial revascularization, specifically. Fifty-nine patients undergoing elective, first-time cardiac surgery were given a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests preoperatively and then six days postoperatively. According to DSM-III criteria, none of the 59 patients exhibited signs of delirium on day 6. While in the intensive care unit on postoperative day 1, four patients (6.8%) showed transient signs of confusion that resolved either spontaneously or after appropriate medical/surgical intervention.