Commentary: The pervasive yet elusive problem of delirium after cardiac surgery

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Mar;165(3):1162-1163. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.06.005. Epub 2021 Jun 22.

Authors

Sarah Yousef¹, Ibrahim Sultan²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
² Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa; Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. Electronic address: sultani@upmc.edu.

PMID: 34167816
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.06.005

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Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
Delirium* / diagnosis
Delirium* / etiology
Humans
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Risk Factors