The ESA is currently preparing a guideline on the management of postoperative delirium (POD), which attempts to reduce the impact of postoperative delirium and provide recommendations for prevention, diagnostics and treatment of delirium outside the intensive care unit. The guidelines are going to be published during 2015. While the guideline provides recommendations for daily practice, assessment of current practice and knowledge is of utmost importance, because the implementation and the measurement of a change in clinical practice will be dependent on these measurements. This Survey has been approved by the Scientific and Research Committees of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA), the Media Committee of the ESA, as well as the institutional ethical committee of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
564
Department of Anaesthesiolgy and Intensive Care Medicine CVK/CCM, Charité - Univeristy Medicine Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Italian National Research Centres On Aging
Ancona, Italy
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculdad de medicina de Valladloid, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega
Valladolid, Spain
Department of Anaesthesia, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust
London, United Kingdom
Status of diagnosis of delirium
Answers of ESA-members regarding diagnosis instruments of Delirium. Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non mandatory).
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Status of prevention of delirium
Answers of ESA-members regarding prevention measurements of Delirium Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non mandatory).
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Status of therapy of delirium
Answers of ESA-members regarding therapy of Delirium. Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non-mandatory).
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Status of diagnosis of delirium
Answers of ESA-members regarding diagnosis instruments of Delirium. Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non-mandatory).
Time frame: Up to one, two and five years
Status of prevention of delirium
Answers of ESA-members regarding prevention measurements of Delirium. Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non-mandatory).
Time frame: Up to one, two and five years
Status of therapy of delirium
Answers of ESA-members regarding therapy of Delirium. Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non-mandatory).
Time frame: Up to one, two and five years
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