Effect of Preoperative Oral Saline Administration on Postoperative Delirium in Older Persons: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Postoperative delirium (POD) seriously affects recovery of older persons, increasing their mortality rate after surgery. We aimed to evaluate preoperative oral saline administration on postoperative delirium in older persons undergoing spinal decompression.

Design

A randomised controlled trial in a large tertiary hospital.

Setting and participants

A total of 76 older persons (≧65 years old) undergoing spinal surgery from May 2020 to January 2021.

Methods

Older persons (65-83 years old) who underwent elective spinal canal decompression were randomly grouped into either the control group (n = 38) or the intervention group (n = 38). The control group was forbidden from drinking 8 hours prior to the operation while the intervention group was administered

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9593225 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature