The prevalence and predictors of post-intensive care syndrome following cardiac surgery.

Objective: Post-intensive care syndrome has been well documented in the general critical care population, but the prevalence of post-intensive care syndrome in the cardiac surgery population remains uncertain. We sought to define the prevalence of post-intensive care syndrome and associated risk factors after adult cardiac surgery. Methods: Data were collected on 397 consecutive adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The patients were surveyed 4 weeks after surgery using the Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor Self-Report version between June 2022 and June 2023. Results: Seventy percent of patients reported symptoms consistent with mild (50%) or severe (20%) post-intensive care syndrome. Patients with severe post-intensive care syndrome score were more likely to be female ( Conclusions: Our study demonstrated a significant prevalence of post-intensive care syndrome after cardiac surgery. We identified female gender, White race, hemodialysis, hypoglycemia, and higher Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale scores as factors associated with increased risk of post-intensive care syndrome.