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Postcardiotomy delirium following cardiac surgery was identified as a complex of behavior dependent on preoperative cognitive processes, psychological adjustment, and operative factors.
Observational (n=76)
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Postcardiotomy delirium is a multifactorial behavioral complex influenced by preoperative cognitive and psychological states as well as operative factors.
This communication describes the experiences of 76 patients undergoing cardiac surgery with particular focus placed upon the mental status, in terms of intact or deficient cognitive processes and psychological adjustment preoperatively. The interaction of these factors with those of the operative and postoperative experience is also considered. The results of this study suggest that what has been identified as postcardiotomy delirium is a complex of behavior dependent on all of these factors. Specific postoperative behavioral states are identified.
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Chase Patterson Kimball (1972) conducted an observational in Cardiac surgery (n=76). Cardiac surgery was evaluated on Postcardiotomy delirium and postoperative behavioral states. Postcardiotomy delirium following cardiac surgery was identified as a complex of behavior dependent on preoperative cognitive processes, psychological adjustment, and operative factors.
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