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This research explores the prevalence and predictors of depressive symptoms in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients.

August 1, 1999International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Depressive symptomatology in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients

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Why the study?

What are the predictors of pre- and postoperative depressive symptomatology in patients undergoing CABG surgery?

Population

237 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

6 months

Authors

PPPaul A. PirragliaCornell University JPJaney C. PetersonCross-Cutting Cardiology PWPamela Williams‐RussoOclaro (Japan)

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Implication

May warrant targeted postoperative depression monitoring after CABG in patients with prolonged ICU stays or limited support; leaves open need for prospective validation.

Key Points

This research explores the prevalence and predictors of depressive symptoms in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients.
Collected demographic, clinical data, and CES-D scores from 237 CABG patients before and after surgery.
Assessed preoperative characteristics such as life stressors and social support at baseline and during 6-month follow-up.
Analyzed associations with multivariate models controlling for preoperative CES-D scores.
43% of patients showed significant depressive symptomatology preoperatively, decreasing to 23% postoperatively.
Low social support (p=0.008) and presence of life stressors (p=0.006) were linked to higher preoperative CES-D scores.
Longer ICU stays (p=0.0001) predicted higher postoperative CES-D scores.

Structured PICO

What are the predictors of pre- and postoperative depressive symptomatology in patients undergoing CABG surgery?

Population

237 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Outcome

Depressive symptomatology (CES-D score >= 16) preoperatively and at 6-month follow-uppatient reported

A high rate of depressive symptomatology exists in CABG patients preoperatively, which decreases postoperatively, with longer ICU stays predicting worse postoperative depression.

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Pirraglia et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71280b75498292b70aa381 https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199908)14:8<668::aid-gps988>3.0.co;2-9

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Implication

May warrant targeted postoperative depression monitoring after CABG in patients with prolonged ICU stays or limited support; leaves open need for prospective validation.

Depressive symptomatology in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients

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Depressive symptomatology in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients

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