Key result
Comprehensive nursing assessment and non-pharmacological prevention strategies are essential for managing common neurological complications like delirium and cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
Neurological complications, particularly delirium and post-operative cognitive decline, remain significant issues occurring frequently after cardiac surgery despite technological advances.
Nurses play a crucial role in mitigating the significant burden of postoperative neurological complications in cardiac surgery patients through early screening and non-pharmacological interventions.
May support nursing assessments in cardiac surgery care; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm impact.
Despite recent technological advances in the field of surgery, neurological complications remain a significant post-operative issue. Two of the most common post-operative complications are delirium and post-operative cognitive decline, which occur frequently after cardiac surgery. This article provides an overview of delirium and post-operative cognitive decline, including risk factors, signs and symptoms, and diagnosis. The author also considers the nurse's role in managing patients who are at risk of, or have experienced, delirium or post-operative cognitive decline after cardiac surgery.
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Bowden et al. (2023) conducted a review in Neurological complications after cardiac surgery (delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction). Nursing assessment and management was evaluated. Comprehensive nursing assessment and non-pharmacological prevention strategies are essential for managing common neurological complications like delirium and cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery.
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