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Table 1 Main features of studies included

From: Risk factors of postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis

Study Included

Design

Setting

Sample Size

Incidence

Diagnosis Standard

Risk Factors Identified

Burkhart 2010 [19]

Retrospective analysis

University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

113

30%

CAM

Max CRP, Fentanyl intraoperatively, Duration of mechanical ventilation

Cai 2020 [20]

Prospective cohort study

Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China

635

11.5%

CAM-ICU

NT-proBNP, NYHA functional classification III or IV, LVEF

Itagaki 2020 [21]

Retrospective analysis

The Cardiovascular Institute, Tokyo, Japan

89

28.1%

ICDSC

Age, MCI (MoCA< 26 points), Frailty (J-CHS3 points)

Katznelson 2009 [22]

Prospective cohort study

Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada

1059

11.5%

CAM-ICU

Red blood cell transfusion, (>  5 units), Perioperative intra-aortic balloon pump support, Preoperative depression, Preoperative creatinine > 150 mM, Age ≥ 60 years, Combined CABG and valvular surgery. Preoperative administration of statins was found protective

Kazmierski 2010 [23]

Prospective cohort study

WAM University Hospital in Lodz, Lodz, Poland

563

16.3%

DSM-IV

Age ≥ 65 years, MMSE < 25, Major depression, Anemia, AF, Intubation > 24 h, pO2 < 60 mmHg

Kotfis 2019 [24]

Prospective cohort study

Hospital of Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland

3178

15.8%

DSM-V

Age, NYHA class III or IV, HbA1c, Creatinine at admission, Extracardiac arteriopathy

Krzych 2013 [25]

Prospective observational study

Upper Silesia Medical Center, Katowice, Poland

5781

4.1%

DSM-IV

Postoperative cerebral ischemia, blood transfusion, Age > 65 years, Carotid artery stenosis, Emergency surgery, Fasting glucose level, ΔpO2, ΔHematocrit. Hypertension was found protective

Norkiene 2013 [26]

Prospective cohort study

Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania

87

13.30%

ICDSC

ICU stay, Duration of controlled mechanical ventilation

Ogawa 2018 [27]

Prospective cohort study

Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan

313

14.6%

ICDSC

6MWD, ICU stay

Sabol 2015 [28]

Prospective observational study

VUSCH, Kosice, Slovakia

250

20.8%

CAM-ICU

Age, EuroSCORE II, CPB time, ACC time, Sufentanil dose, Benzodiazepine administration, CABG

Sauër 2017 [29]

Retrospective analysis

University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

184

12.5%

CAM-ICU

Trailmaking test A

Smulter 2013 [30]

Prospective observational study

Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden

142

54.9%

DSM-IV

NRS pain, Diabetes, Oxygen saturation peripheral, Combined surgical procedure, Volume load (blood excluded), Ventilator time, Sodium concentration in ICU

Tully 2010 [31]

Prospective cohort study

Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

158

31%

Delirium Symptom Interview (DSI) based on DSM-IV

ACC time, hemoglobin, Major depressive disorder, Psychotropic/anti-cholinergic drug use

Wesselink 2015 [32]

Prospective observational study

University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

734

13%

CAM and CAM-ICU

MAP< 60 mmHg

  1. 6MWD 6-min walking distance, ACC aortic cross-clamping, AF atrial fibrillation, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, CAM Confusion Assessment Method, CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, DSM Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, ICU intensive care unit, ICDSC Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist, MAP mean arterial pressure, Max CRP maximum value of C-reactive protein postoperatively, MCI mild cognitive impairment, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, NRS Numeric Rating Scale, NT-proBNP N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide, NYHA New York Heart Association, pO2 arterial oxygen partial pressure. Δ: intraoperative fluctuation (max-min)