Long-Term Outcomes of Older Adults with and Without Delirium Immediately After Recovery from General Anesthesia for Surgery.
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
; 23(10): 1067-74, 2015 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Postoperative delirium, occurring days after surgery, is associated with both short- and long-term adverse events. Postanesthesia care unit (PACU) delirium, immediately after recovery from anesthesia, is associated with continued delirium in the succeeding days and adverse cognitive outcomes at discharge. Longer-term consequences are unclear. The objective was to evaluate 18-month outcomes of patients with versus without delirium in the PACU after surgery with general anesthesia.METHODS:
In a prospective, observational, cohort study, 91 consecutive English-speaking patients, aged at least 70 years and capable of independently providing informed consent before surgery, were followed after admission for a surgical procedure in one teaching hospital. Patients completed cognitive testing before surgery. After recovery from general anesthesia, they were evaluated for a DSM-IV diagnosis of delirium. Participants or proxies were evaluated, at a median of 19 months after surgery (interquartile range 18-20 months), for survival, cognitive and physical functioning, and healthcare utilization outcomes.RESULTS:
All 91 patients or proxies (41 with delirium [45%]) were contacted at follow-up, with 7 deaths (8%) and 3 declining further participation (3%); 81 (96% of survivors) completed follow-up evaluations, demonstrating no significant cognitive or functional decline from baseline, with 75% of the cohort living independently in the community, and no differences in any outcomes between patients with versus without PACU delirium.CONCLUSION:
In a small cohort of older patients evaluated 18 months after surgery, we could not detect an association of delirium diagnosed in the PACU with patient survival, cognitive/physical functioning, and healthcare utilization.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Período de Recuperação da Anestesia
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Cognição
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Delírio
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article