Key result
Postoperative depression affects ~25% of cardiac surgery patients, driven by preoperative vulnerability and surgical stress.
Why the study?
Depression is common after cardiac surgery, affecting roughly one-quarter of patients, but an integrated clinical, psychological, and physiological perspective is needed to understand how it develops.
Population
Cardiac surgery patients
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports routine depression screening after cardiac surgery; leaves open targeted interventions to improve outcomes.
Postoperative depression affects approximately 25% of cardiac surgery patients, necessitating personalized approaches to postoperative care based on individual risk factors.
Socransky et al. (2026) conducted a review in Postoperative depression in cardiac surgery patients. Cardiac surgery was evaluated. Postoperative depression affects roughly one-quarter of cardiac surgery patients, driven by preoperative vulnerability, surgical stress, and recovery-related factors.
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