Postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery of elderly patients as an independent risk factor for prolonged length of stay in intensive care unit and in hospital.
Andrea KirfelJan MenzenbachVera GuttenthalerJohanna FeggelerAndreas MayrMark CoburnWittmann MariaPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2021)
Approximately 50% of elderly patients who underwent cardiac surgery developed POD, which is associated with an increased ICU and hospital LOS. Furthermore, POD is highly underdiagnosed in clinical routine.