OBJECTIVES To determine whether postoperative mechanical ventilation duration is associated with the risk and timing of visual and auditory hallucinations after adult cardiac surgery. DESIGN Prospective multicenter cohort study. SETTING Ten major cardiac surgery centers in the West Bank, Palestine. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1,332 adults undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting or valve surgery,...
To investigate whether continuous intravenous infusion of esketamine during surgery can improve postoperative delirium (POD) and inflammatory response in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB). Prospective, triple-blind, randomized controlled trial. A single tertiary center. 140 adult patients undergoing elective OPCAB. Patients in Group S (esketamine group)...