Clinical risk analysis of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing thoracic and abdominal surgery: study protocol of a single-centre observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Postoperative delirium (POD) acts as a common complication in older patients after surgery, accompanied by longer recovery time, prolonged hospital stay, increased hospitalisation costs, etc. Therefore, it is urgent to reduce POD by implementing some intervention strategies. Early identification of associated risk factors was regarded as an effective method to lower the incidence of POD. Currently, the incidence and risk factors of POD have been widely investigated in orthopaedic and cardiac surgery, while remain scarce in thoracic and abdominal surgery. We will perform an observational cohort study to explore the incidence and potential risk variables of POD in thoracic and abdominal surgery, mainly focusing on some prognostic indicators including age-adjusted Charlso

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806005 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature