Open AccessIndependent Association Between Preoperative Cognitive Status and Discharge Location After Cardiac Surgery
Author(s) -
Mary Harrington,
Malissa L. Kraft,
Laura Grande,
James L. Rudolph
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1937-710X
pISSN - 1062-3264
DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2011275
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac surgery , confidence interval , medical record , cognition , cardiopulmonary bypass , postoperative cognitive dysfunction , preoperative care , emergency medicine , physical therapy , surgery , psychiatry
Among cardiac surgery patients, those with impaired cognitive status before surgery may have longer postoperative stays than do patients with normal status and may require additional care upon discharge.