delirium
New Guidance May Help Reduce Delirium Risk in Older Patients Undergoing Surgery
New research has identified strategies to reduce the risk for common postoperative neurocognitive disorders, such ...
MARCH 5, 2025
Relationship Between Intra-op Ketamine And Post-op Delirium Is Dose-Dependent
Low doses of intraoperative ketamine are associated with lower odds of postoperative delirium compared with high ...
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Multimodal Pathway Decreases Postoperative Delirium in Rib Fracture Patients
Implementation of a multimodal analgesic pathway for chest trauma is associated with reduced incidence of delirium, ...
MARCH 20, 2024
Necessary but Not Sufficient
At a recent surgical morbidity and mortality conference, a case was presented of a female patient in her 70s whose ...
JANUARY 19, 2024
Deeper Anesthesia Levels Reduce Post-op Pain, Increase Delirium
Keeping patients at deeper levels of general anesthesia can reduce pain, but the practice comes at the cost of ...
JUNE 21, 2023
Post-op Delirium Lower in Patients With Pre-op Migraine Diagnosis
A preoperative diagnosis of migraine is associated with less postoperative delirium, a surprising finding from a ...
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
New AI Tool Helps Predict Which Patients Might Develop Delirium After Surgery
Predicting which patients may develop delirium after surgery seems to have taken a step forward, thanks to the ...
OCTOBER 18, 2022
High Intra-op Opioid Use Linked to Post-op Delirium in Elderly Outpatients
Increased intraoperative opioid administration was associated with the occurrence of postoperative delirium in ...
MARCH 27, 2020
