The current study aims to elucidate the effectiveness of a preventative delirium protocol in patients older than 65 years of age undergoing elective surgery.
A comprehensive analysis of patient specific risk factors and predisposing perioperative risk factors will be completed. The objective is to see if delirium incidences are significantly lower in the group that receives a preventative delirium protocol compared to a control group, while not increasing other adverse undesirable side effects. We hypothesize that a preventative delirium protocol will reduce the incidence of delirium compared to the control group (primary outcome), but this protocol may lead to increased side effects such as PONV, poor pain control, and increased awareness (secondary outcomes).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
263
Standard Of Care without Preventative Delirium Protocol
Preventative Delirium Protocol
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Presence or absence of Delirium (CAM_ICU)
Delirium defined by Post-operative CAM, using the validated CAM-ICU measure
Time frame: Within one post-operative day
PONV
Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting
Time frame: Within one post-operative day
NRS Pain
Numerical Rating Scale of Pain Intensity, 0 - 10 scale. Value of 0 is No Pain. Value of 10 is Worst Pain Imaginable.
Time frame: Within one post-operative day
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