Assessment tools for early identification of delirium in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A Systematic Review

This systematic review aims to identify and evaluate the assessment tools currently used for early identification of postoperative delirium (POD) in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The review follows the P&PIO framework (Lazzari et al., 2015): Population (adult cardiac surgery patients), Problem (postoperative delirium onset), Intervention (use of predictive nursing assessment scales), Outcome (early identification of delirium symptoms). A systematic search was conducted across PubMed, Embase, CINAHL Complete, and Scopus