The primary aim of this interventional study is to investigate the impact of perioperative administration of Maxigesic (combination of acetaminophen and ibuprofen) on delirium after minimally invasive lung surgery in elderly patients. The Maxigesic group receives a total of 5 doses of Maxigesic (20mg/kg, maximum dose per serving: 1g) every 6 h from immediately after anesthesia induction. The control group receives the same volume of normal saline. Researchers compare the incidence and severity of postoperative delirium for 5 days after surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
25
Patients in the Maxigesic group will be administered a total of 5 doses of the drug (20mg/kg, maximum dose per serving: 1g) every 6 h from immediately after anesthetic induction.
Patients in the control group will be administered equal amounts of normal saline at the same time points.
Korea University Guro Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
Incidence of postoperative delirium(POD)
Confusion assessment method(CAM)/Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) or delirium record on electrical medical record(EMR) will be used for the evaluation of POD.
Time frame: From immediately after surgery to 5 days after surgery
Severity of POD
CAM-S(severity) will be utilized to assess the severity of POD. (\*CAM-S is measured on 0-7 (short form) and 0-19 (long form) scale, and the higher the score, the greater the POD severity.)
Time frame: From immediately after surgery to 5 days after surgery
Duration of POD
CAM/CAM-ICU or delirium record on EMR will be used to estimate the duration of POD.
Time frame: From immediately after surgery to 5 days after surgery
Preoperative cognition
Mini-mental state examination(MMSE) will be used to evaluate the participants' preoperative cognition. (\*MMSE is measured on 0-30 scale, and the lower the score, the more cognitively impaired the patient is.)
Time frame: 1 day before surgery
Preoperative cognition
Montreal cognitive assessment(MoCA) will be used to evaluate the participants' preoperative cognition. (\*MoCA is measured on 0-30 scale, and the lower the score, the more cognitively impaired the patient is.)
Time frame: 1 day before surgery
Preoperative frailty
Clinical frailty scale(CFS) will be utilized to assess the preoperative frailty (\*CFS is used to determine comprehensive geriatric assessment. It is measured on 1-9 scale, and the higher the scale, the more frail the patient is.)
Time frame: 1 day before surgery
Postoperative pain
Numerical rating scale (NRS) or Visual analogue scale (VAS) will be used to determine the postoperative pain severity (\*NRS and VAS are measured on a 0-10 scale, and the higher the score, the more severe the patient's pain. If the patient can verbalize their pain, use the NRS; otherwise, use the VAS to assess pain).
Time frame: Immediately after surgery to postoperative 48 hours
Consumption of opioids
Opioid consumption is measured by converting them into morphine equivalents.
Time frame: Immediately after surgery to postoperative 48 hours
Postoperative nausea, vomiting
Nausea is measured by scoring on a scale of 0-10. The higher the score, the more severe the symptom. Whether the patients vomit or not is observed and recorded.
Time frame: Immediately after surgery to postoperative 48 hours
ICU stay
Determine how many days the participant stays in the ICU.
Time frame: Immediately after surgery to ICU discharge(usually within about 5 days after surgery)
Hospital stay
Determine how many days the participant stays in the hospital.
Time frame: Immediately after surgery to hospital discharge(usually within about 30 days after surgery)
Postoperative complications
Investigate all kinds of complications that occur after surgery.
Time frame: Immediately after surgery to hospital discharge(usually within about 30 days after surgery)
Drug side effects
Investigate complications suspected to be side effects caused by the study drug.
Time frame: Immediately after surgery to hospital discharge(usually within about 30 days after surgery)
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