Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Temporal Trends and Severity of Postoperative Delirium in Cardiac Surgery: Insights from a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing cardiac surgery assessed for delirium with validated tools, 2009 to March 2024
- Participants
- 5,126 adults · 27 studies
- Outcome
- Incidence of POD
Methodological detailsPRISMA, random-effects meta-analysis, subgroup analyses, meta-regression
- PRISMA
- Random-effects meta-analysis
- Subgroup analyses
- Meta-regression
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Overall incidence of POD
Overall postoperative delirium (POD) incidence
25.1%
95% CI 21.8%–28.3%
Further pooled results
Duration of POD
- Mean duration, days
- 2.378 (95% CI 2.086-2.671)
Time to onset of POD
- Onset, days
- 1.706 (95% CI 1.198-2.214)
Severity of POD (maximum Confusion Assessment Method score, scale 0 to 19)
- Maximum score
- 9.308 (95% CI 7.309-11.307)
- Only 3 studies
Subgroup analyses (heterogeneity)
- No significant differences in outcomes
Original publication
Temporal Trends and Severity of Postoperative Delirium in Cardiac Surgery: Insights from a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 17 May 2025. doi:10.
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