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Derivation and Validation of a Preoperative Prediction Rule for Delirium After Cardiac Surgery
Author(s) -
James L. Rudolph,
Richard N. Jones,
Sue E. Levkoff,
Christopher Rockett,
Sharon K. Inouye,
Frank W. Sellke,
Shukri F. Khuri,
Lewis A. Lipsitz,
Basel Ramlawi,
Sidney Levitsky,
Edward R. Marcantonio
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.795260
Subject(s) - delirium , medicine , prospective cohort study , cohort , cardiac surgery , geriatric depression scale , depression (economics) , incidence (geometry) , stroke (engine) , surgery , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , cognition , mechanical engineering , depressive symptoms , physics , optics , economics , macroeconomics , engineering
Delirium is a common outcome after cardiac surgery. Delirium prediction rules identify patients at risk for delirium who may benefit from targeted prevention strategies, early identification, and treatment of underlying causes. The purpose of the present prospective study was to develop a prediction rule for delirium in a cardiac surgery cohort and to validate it in an independent cohort.

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