This study was conducted as a quasi-experimental study to determine the effectiveness of the postoperative delirium prevention, diagnosis and intervention protocol in patients monitored in the intensive care unit after cardiac surgery.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Volunteering to participate in the study,
* Being 18 years or older,
* Ability to speak and communicate in Turkish,
* Having undergone cardiac surgery and being on the first postoperative day,
* Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) score of -3 and above,
* Having a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 8 and above,
* Not having a serious psychiatric or neurological diagnosis,
* No serious visual or auditory problems
Exclusion Criteria:
* Undergoing surgeries other than cardiac surgery (such as abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair, thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair, deep vein thrombosis, peripheral artery disease, carotid endarterectomy),
* Previous cardiac surgery,
* Postponing or canceling the surgery,
* No preoperative admission to the cardiovascular surgery service and no emergency surgery.
What they're measuring
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Confusion Assessment Scale in the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU)