Why the study?
Do preoperative affective disorders and Type D personality increase the risk of incident delirium after cardiac surgery?
Population
158 patients awaiting elective coronary revascularization surgery, mean age 64.7, 20.9% female.
Comparison
Preoperative affective disorders and Type D… vs Absence of these preoperative psychiatric…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Prior to discharge from index hospitalization
Authors
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Preoperative major depression associated with post-cardiac surgery delirium; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Do preoperative affective disorders and Type D personality increase the risk of incident delirium after cardiac surgery?
Preoperative major depression is a significant independent risk factor for incident delirium following cardiac surgery.
Tully et al. (2010) studied this question.
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