Knowledge, opinions and clinical practice regarding postoperative delirium in older patients: A survey of nurses and anaesthetists

[...]the result of this survey is considered as a pilot study. Given that 40% of POD cases are found to be preventable [5] There is a need to improve patient outcomes by more consistently implementing protocols to detect, prevent and manage POD.Conflict of interest The authors of this paper have no...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical anesthesia 2019-11, Vol.57, p.108-109
Hauptverfasser:	Igwe, E.O., Traynor, V., Rodgers, S., Waite, A., MacLullich, A., Foo, I.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Aged Anaesthesia protocols Anesthesia Anesthesia - adverse effects Anesthesia - methods Anesthetists - statistics & numerical data Clinical Competence - statistics & numerical data Clinical medicine Conflicts of interest Delirium Emergence Delirium - diagnosis Emergence Delirium - etiology Emergence Delirium - therapy Humans Nurse Anesthetists - statistics & numerical data Nurses Older people Patient Care Planning Postoperative delirium Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Preoperative Care Psychotropic drugs Response rates Surveys and Questionnaires - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:	[...]the result of this survey is considered as a pilot study. Given that 40% of POD cases are found to be preventable [5] There is a need to improve patient outcomes by more consistently implementing protocols to detect, prevent and manage POD.Conflict of interest The authors of this paper have no conflicts of interest to declare. Factors Strongly Agree/Agree Disagree/Strongly disagree Patient's wish 133(97.8%) 3 (2.2%) Risk of postoperative nausea 134 (97.8%) 3 (2.2%) Risk of postoperative pain 136(100%) 0(0%) Risk of postoperative delirium (POD) 120 (84.2%) 16 (11.8%) Risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) 111 (81.6%) 25(18.4%) Risk of cardiac events 136 (100%) 0(0%) Risk of respiratory effects 136 (100%) 0(0%) Table 1 Factors influencing the anaesthesia plan at pre-op assessment.
ISSN:	0952-8180 1873-4529
DOI:	10.1016/j.jclinane.2019.04.004