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Incidence, Severity and Treatment of Delirium in Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Before-after Study

NCT01774240 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 230

Last updated 2023-11-18

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Summary

Delirium is a common yet under diagnosed condition in hospitalized patients, and the incidence have not previously been described in Danish cardiac surgery patients. The present study seeks to describe the incidence and duration of delirium in this group of patients, before and after the introduction of standardized screening tool and a guideline for treatment of delirium after cardiac surgery.

Conditions

  • Delirium

Interventions

OTHER

systematic screening and treatment of delirium

systematic screening for delirium with DOS scale and CAM ICU. In case of delirium, treatment according to guidelines.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vibeke L Jorgensen, MD, PhD · Resident

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-10-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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