Postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery; incidence, management and prevention

  • Dr. Khalid Maudood Department of Anesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan

Abstract

Delirium is an acute neurological state branded as confusion, distraction, and varied consciousness. Other symptoms include disorientation, memory impairment, perceptual disturbances, altered psychomotor activity, and sleep disturbances. Gilman was the first person to report delirium as a complication of cardiac surgery in 1965. Despite peri-operative advancements, including both surgical and anesthetic, delirium is a frequent post cardiac surgery complication.

Delirium is a common menace in the cardiac surgical ICU and outcome consequences of greater number of morbidity and mortality. Recent research has identified possible hazards for the occurrence of delirium and strategies to treat it. However, more studies are required to standardize the risk factors, its occurrence and treatment strategies in post cardiac surgical patients.

Author Biography

Dr. Khalid Maudood, Department of Anesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan

Dr. Khalid Maudood Siddiqui, Department of Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, (Pakistan; E-mail: khalid.siddiqui@aku.edu

Published
05-09-2019
How to Cite
Maudood, D. K. (2019). Postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery; incidence, management and prevention. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care. Retrieved from https://apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/622
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Special Articles