Open AccessCognitive Trajectories after Postoperative Delirium
Author(s) -
Jane S. Saczynski,
Edward R. Marcantonio,
Lien Quach,
Tamara G. Fong,
Alden L. Gross,
Sharon K. Inouye,
Richard N. Jones
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1112923
Subject(s) - delirium , medicine , cognition , cardiac surgery , anesthesia , surgery , psychiatry
Delirium is common after cardiac surgery and may be associated with long-term changes in cognitive function. We examined postoperative delirium and the cognitive trajectory during the first year after cardiac surgery.
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