The relationship between pain and the incidence of delirium in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Abstract

Background and Objective: Delirium has a high prevalence after cardiac surgery. Many studies were conducted on the etiology of delirium after the cardiac surgery, but its definitive reason has not expressed. Because the high percentage of these patients experience severe pain, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between pain and the incidence of delirium in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.