Why the study?
Does psychological depression increase the risk of adverse outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Design
Review
Authors
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May support preoperative depression screening; leaves open whether treatment reduces morbidity or delirium after cardiac surgery.
Does psychological depression increase the risk of adverse outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
This review highlights that psychological depression increases the risk of major cardiovascular morbidity and incident delirium following cardiac surgery.
Phillip J. Tully (2012) studied this question.
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