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Publication Name World Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript ID 123279
Country Greece
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ISSN 2220-3141(online)
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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
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Fotios Dimitriadis http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9443-2570
Christos Kourek http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4348-2153
Niki Rouvali http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3341-4168
Charalambia Kinti http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4272-2581
Mariantzela Mavraki http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0334-2546
Theodoros Pitsolis http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5567-3697
Theodosia Maragkoulia http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0378-5869
Kyriaki Kolovou http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4634-9868
Giorgos Konstantinou http://orcid.org/0009-0005-5422-6413
Theodora Soulele http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5674-7208
Paraskevi Salata http://orcid.org/0009-0004-7161-8884
Dimitrios Elaiopoulos http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6368-2817
Dimitra Doubou http://orcid.org/0009-0009-3827-3403
Chrysa Panagiotou http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9536-2699
Stavros Dimopoulos http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2199-3788
Funding Agency and Grant Number
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.
Publish Date 2026-08-27 08:00
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; 15(3): 123279

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3141/full/v15/i3/123279.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.123279
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