Atrial fibrillation as a nonpsychiatric predictor of delirium after cardiac surgery: a pilot study

Preoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of cardiac surgery and the occurrence of postoperative complications, including arrhythmias, low-output syndrome, delirium, and death. The aim was to evaluate its direct influence on prognosis of patients subjected to cardiac surgery. This is...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical science monitor 2008-05, Vol.14 (5), p.CR286-CR291
Hauptverfasser:	Banach, Maciej, Kazmierski, Jakub, Kowman, Maciej, Okonski, Piotr K, Sobow, Tomasz, Kloszewska, Iwona, Mikhailidis, Dimitri P, Goch, Aleksander, Banys, Andrzej, Rysz, Jacek, Goch, Jan Henryk, Jaszewski, Ryszard
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis Delirium - diagnosis Electrocardiography Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pilot Projects Postoperative Complications Prognosis Risk Factors Thoracic Surgery - methods Treatment Outcome
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