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A Study to Identify the Incidence of Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Patients With Delirium Following Cardiac Surgery

NCT02954861 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 406

Last updated 2024-05-08

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Summary

'Post perfusion syndrome' was a term historically associated to cardiac surgery in view of the transient neuro-cognitive deficits attributed to cardio pulmonary bypass pump. During their recovery period, a significant number of patients experience delirium, a clinical syndrome of acute onset and fluctuant course.Though these deficits are often known to be transient without any permanent physical or neurological impairment, the experience can still psycho-socially affect these patients for a longer length of time even after discharge. The presence of delirium puts excessive, undesired strain on the patient, their families, health care providers and hospital resources.

PTSS is an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, frightening or distressing events. It is known to either develop immediately after the disturbing event or weeks and months later. The actual symptoms can be varied but are categorized in three sections: i.e.: re-experiencing, avoidance and emotional numbing and hyperarousal (feeling 'on edge').

A problem that has such an impact on any patient is worth investigating and understood better. Being in such a unique professional position, as a Clinical nurse practitioner, the investigator is ideally placed to conduct this study. In this study, the researcher will be focusing on the pre-operative risk factors in developing delirium, actual incidence of delirium and follow the patients post operatively to evaluate the after effects of delirium in the form of PTSS.

Conditions

  • Cardiac Disease
  • Delirium
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Interventions

OTHER

No intervention

No intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • NHS Lothian

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Edinburgh

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-07
Primary Completion
2018-03-30
Completion
2018-05-10

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