Development of a Prediction Model for Delirium After Cardiac Surgery Using a Novel Self-Administered Preoperative Cognitive Assessment Tool

Inclusion Criteria: * Elective cardiac surgery * Age ≥60 years * Good knowledge of the German language * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgery * Medical instability limiting preoperative assessment * Surgical procedures without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass * Procedures involving deep hypothermic circulatory arrest * Concurrent carotid surgical procedures * Participation in an interventional trial with POD or POCD as primary endpoint