ReviewCurrent opinion in anaesthesiology2014
Delirium in the cardiac surgical ICU.
Review in Current opinion in anaesthesiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03729011 (Delirium Reduction by Volatile Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 80 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Delirium Reduction by Volatile Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery: Prospective, Randomized, Single-blinded Study
Who cites it
80 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 192 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association Between Perioperative Sleep Disorders and Post-Operative Delirium in Cardiac Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of sleep research · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic literature review on early detection of postoperative delirium in adult patients after cardiac surgery.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of near-infrared spectroscopy on postoperative delirium in cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Silent Brain Infarction, Delirium, and Cognition in Three Invasive Cardiovascular Procedures: a Systematic Review.Neuropsychology review · 2023Pooled it
- DEX, Delirium and Dilemma.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Analgesic efficacy and risk of low-to-medium dose intrathecal morphine in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: An updated meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of Post-operative Outcomes Between Direct Axillary Artery Cannulation and Side-Graft Axillary Artery Cannulation in Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Risk factors of postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Depression as a predictor of postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of electroencephalography and regional cerebral oxygen saturation monitoring on perioperative neurocognitive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2020Pooled it
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- Effect of HA380 hemoadsorption on postoperative delirium in elderly cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Intraoperative reduction of vasopressors using processed electroencephalographic monitoring in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2020Trial
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- Impact of ketamine versus propofol for anesthetic induction on cognitive dysfunction, delirium, and acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery in elderly, high-risk patients.Annals of cardiac anaesthesiaTrial
- Serum proteomic analysis in esophagectomy patients with postoperative delirium: A case-control study.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careTrial
- Preoperative frontal lobe and global cognitive function as predictors of postoperative delirium after cardiovascular surgery: a predictive and exploratory mediation analysis.Heart and vessels · 2026Article
- Postoperative Delirium After Cardiac Surgery: Psychiatric Vulnerability, Biological Mechanisms, and Prevention Strategies.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Association of Vitamin C Administration with Postoperative Delirium After Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Single-Center Retrospective Exploratory Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- An effective case of pulsatile flow for cerebral malperfusion of stanford type A aortic dissection.The journal of extra-corporeal technology · 2025Article
20 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewEvidence is emerging that delirium is associated with both short-term and long-term morbidity and mortality. This review highlights the epidemiology, outcomes, prevention and treatment strategies associated with delirium after cardiac surgery. RECENT
findingsThe incidence of delirium after cardiac surgery is estimated to be 26-52%, with a significant percentage being hypoactive delirium. It is clear that without an appropriate structured test for delirium, the incidence of delirium will be underrecognized clinically. Delirium after cardiac surgery is associated with poor outcomes, including increased long-term mortality, increased risk of stroke, poor functional status, increased hospital readmissions and substantial cognitive dysfunction for 1 year following surgery. The effectiveness of prophylactic antipsychotics to reduce the risk of delirium is controversial, with data from recent small studies in noncardiac surgery potentially showing a benefit. Although antipsychotic medications are often used to treat delirium, the evidence that antipsychotics in cardiac surgery patients reduce duration of delirium or improve long-term outcomes following delirium is poor. SUMMARY: Clinicians in the ICU must recognize the impact of delirium in predicting long-term outcomes for patients. Further research is needed in determining interventions that will be effective in preventing and treating delirium in cardiac surgical setting.
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