Do intra- and early postoperative factors predict postoperative delirium risk in individuals undergoing cardiac surgery?
Optimization of surgical protocols, specifically regarding ventilation, cross-clamping, and cardiopulmonary bypass, may reduce the risk of postoperative delirium in cardiac surgery patients.
The results of this analysis highlight the associations between ventilation time, aortic cross-clamping time, administration of EC, and usage of CPB and POD. Additionally, they suggest that the optimization of surgical protocols has the potential to reduce POD risk in individuals undergoing cardiac surgery.
Itting et al. (2025) studied this question.