Overtime work of anesthesiologists is associated with increased delirium in older patients admitted to intensive care unit after noncardiac surgery: a secondary analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overtime work is common in anesthesiologists due to shortage of manpower. Herein, we analyzed if overtime work of anesthesiologists was associated with delirium development in older patients after surgery.

Methods

This was a secondary analysis of the database from a randomized trial. Seven hundred older patients (aged ≥ 65 years) who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after elective noncardiac surgery were enrolled in the underlying trial. Anesthesiologists who worked continuously for more than 8 h by the end of the surgery were marked as "work overtime". Delirium was assessed with the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU twice daily during the first 7 postoperative days. The association between overtime work of anesthesiologists and development of

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658087 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature