Intraoperative body temperature and emergence delirium in elderly patients after non-cardiac surgery: A secondary analysis of a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergence delirium (ED) is a kind of delirium that occured in the immediate post-anesthesia period. Lower body temperature on post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) admission was an independent risk factor of ED. The present study was designed to investigate the association between intraoperative body temperature and ED in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.

Methods

This study was a secondary analysis of a prospective observational study. Taking baseline body temperature as a reference, intraoperative absolute and relative temperature changes were calculated. The relative change was defined as the amplitude between intraoperative lowest/highest temperature and baseline reference. ED was assessed with the confusion assessment method for intensive care unit a

SUBMITTER: Wang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10538877 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature