Risk factors for incident delirium among urological patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis with GRADE summary of findings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-operative delirium is an important, yet under-researched complication of surgery. Patients undergoing urological surgery may be at especially high risk of POD, as they are often older, and interventions can be associated with conditions that trigger delirium. The main aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the available evidence for risk factors in this patient group.

Methods

Five databases were searched (MEDLINE, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsychInfo) between January 1987 and June 2019. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess for risk of bias. Pooled odds ratio or mean difference (MD) for individual risk factors were estimated using the Mantel-Haenzel and inverse variance methods.

Results

Seven articles met the inclusion criteria,

SUBMITTER: Sanyaolu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7590461 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature