The Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index predicts post-operative delirium in the elderly following thoracic and abdominal surgery: A prospective observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-operative delirium (POD) presents as a serious neuropsychiatric syndrome in the elderly undergoing thoracic and abdominal surgery, which is mostly associated with poor prognosis. The Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index (ACCI) has been widely recognized as an independently predictive factor for overall survival rate and mortality in various surgeries. However, no studies demonstrated the potential relationship between ACCI and POD. The current study was to explore the correlation between ACCI and POD, and determine the predictive effect of ACCI on POD in the elderly after thoracic and abdominal surgery.

Materials and methods

Total 184 patients (≥60 years) who underwent thoracic and abdominal surgery from 2021.10 to 2022.5 were enrolled in this prospective

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9428551 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature