Postanesthesia care unit (PACU) delirium is subtype of postoperative delirium that occurs early after anesthesia and surgery during the recovery period. The consequences of PACU delirium have not been investigated thoroughly. So far it is unknown, whether patients with PACU delirium experience impaired postoperative quality of recovery. The aim of this observational study is to assess the impact of PACU delirium on quality of recovery 24 hours after general anesthesia for elective non-cardiac surgery.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
278
assessment of postoperative quality of recovery with the QoR-15
Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
postoperative quality of recovery
patient-reported quality of recovery after surgery and anesthesia with the QoR-15, ranging from 0 (poor recovery) to 150 (excellent recovery)
Time frame: 24 hours postoperatively
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