Key result
Preoperative depression was an independent predictor of postoperative delirium in adult patients undergoing elective spine surgery for spinal deformity (10.59% vs 5.84%; p=0.01).
Why the study?
Does a pre-existing diagnosis of depression increase the risk of postoperative delirium in adult patients undergoing elective spine surgery for deformity?
Population
923 adult patients undergoing elective spine surgery at a single major academic institution from 2005…
Comparison
Pre-existing diagnosis of depression by a… vs No diagnosis of depression
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
initial hospital stay after surgery
Authors
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Depression was associated with higher postoperative delirium risk after elective spine deformity surgery; this Level 3 evidence leaves open causality and needs prospective confirmation.
Cohort (n=923)
No
Does a pre-existing diagnosis of depression increase the risk of postoperative delirium in adult patients undergoing elective spine surgery for deformity?
Absolute Event Rate: 10.59% vs 5.84%
p-value: p=0.01
Elsamadicy et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Spinal deformity (n=923). Depression vs. No depression was evaluated on Rate of postoperative delirium, according to DSM-V criteria, during initial hospital stay after surgery (p=0.01). Preoperative depression was an independent predictor of postoperative delirium in adult patients undergoing elective spine surgery for spinal deformity (10.59% vs 5.84%; p=0.01).
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