Publication Name	World Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript ID	123279
DOI	10.5492/wjccm.123279
Country	Greece

Category	Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Incidence and risk factors for delirium in cardiac surgery intensive care unit patients: A single-center study
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Fotios Dimitriadis, Christos Kourek, Niki Rouvali, Charalambia Kinti, Mariantzela Mavraki, Magda Georgopoulou, Theodoros Pitsolis, Theodosia Maragkoulia, Kyriaki Kolovou, Giorgos Konstantinou, Theodora Soulele, Michail Zervos, Paraskevi Salata, Dimitrios Elaiopoulos, Dimitra Doubou, Chrysa Panagiotou and Stavros Dimopoulos
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Corresponding Author	Stavros Dimopoulos, PhD, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 356 Syggrou Av, Athens 17674, Attikí, Greece. s.dimopoulos@onasseio.gr
Key Words	Delirium; Incidence; Cardiac surgery; Intensive care unit; Risk factors; EuroSCORE II
Core Tip	In this prospective single-center study of 202 patients admitted to a cardiac surgery intensive care unit (ICU), delirium occurred in 29.2% during ICU hospitalization. Older age, longer total anesthesia-sedation duration, and higher EuroSCORE II were independently associated with delirium. Patients with delirium also had higher rates of reintubation, ICU-acquired weakness, and hemodialysis, as well as longer mechanical ventilation and ICU stay. These findings support systematic postoperative delirium surveillance in high-risk cardiac surgical patients, while highlighting the need for larger multicenter studies to refine risk assessment and prevention strategies.
Citation	Dimitriadis F, Kourek C, Rouvali N, Kinti C, Mavraki M, Georgopoulou M, Pitsolis T, Maragkoulia T, Kolovou K, Konstantinou G, Soulele T, Zervos M, Salata P, Elaiopoulos D, Doubou D, Panagiotou C, Dimopoulos S. Incidence and risk factors for delirium in cardiac surgery intensive care unit patients: A single-center study. World J Crit Care Med 2026; In press DOI: https://doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.123279
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Received	2026-05-15 07:11
Peer-Review Started	2026-05-15 07:12
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-06-10 03:47
Return for Revision	2026-06-10 03:47
Revised	2026-06-28 20:30
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Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-07-31 10:33
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