Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postoperative Delirium in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery in Northwest of Iran

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postoperative Delirium in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery in Northwest of Iran

Introduction: Delirium as a relatively common complication following cardiac surgery remains a contributory factor in postoperative mortality and an obstacle to early discharge of patients.Methods: In the present study 329 patients who underwent open heart surgery between 1st January 2008 to 1st Jan...

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Main Authors: Ahmadreza Jodati, Nasser Safaie, Mohammadbagher Raoofi, Ladan Ghorbani, Fatemeh Ranjbar, Golamreza Noorazar, majid mosharkesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
Subjects:
Delirium
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JCVTR/Manuscript/JCVTR-5-97.pdf

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