Intra-Operative Events During Cardiac Surgery are Risk Factors for the Development of Delirium in the ICU

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Risk factors for delirium following cardiac surgery are incompletely understood.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether intra-operative pathophysiological alterations and therapeutic interventions influence the risk of post-operative delirium.

In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, various intra-operative events, such as transfusion of platelets, were risk factors for the development of a post-operative delirium in the ICU.

Further research is needed to unravel the underlying mechanisms.

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