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Carpenter CR, Lee S, Kennedy M, Arendts G, Schnitker L, Eagles D, Mooijaart S, Fowler S, Doering M, LaMantia MA, Han JH, Liu SW. Delirium detection in the emergency department: A diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis of history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and screening instruments. Acad Emerg Med 2024. [PMID: 38757369 DOI: 10.1111/acem.14935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Geriatric emergency department (ED) guidelines emphasize timely identification of delirium. This article updates previous diagnostic accuracy systematic reviews of history, physical examination, laboratory testing, and ED screening instruments for the diagnosis of delirium as well as test-treatment thresholds for ED delirium screening. METHODS We conducted a systematic review to quantify the diagnostic accuracy of approaches to identify delirium. Studies were included if they described adults aged 60 or older evaluated in the ED setting with an index test for delirium compared with an acceptable criterion standard for delirium. Data were extracted and studies were reviewed for risk of bias. When appropriate, we conducted a meta-analysis and estimated delirium screening thresholds. RESULTS Full-text review was performed on 55 studies and 27 were included in the current analysis. No studies were identified exploring the accuracy of findings on history or laboratory analysis. While two studies reported clinicians accurately rule in delirium, clinician gestalt is inadequate to rule out delirium. We report meta-analysis on three studies that quantified the accuracy of the 4 A's Test (4AT) to rule in (pooled positive likelihood ratio [LR+] 7.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.7-20.7) and rule out (pooled negative likelihood ratio [LR-] 0.18, 95% CI 0.09-0.34) delirium. We also conducted meta-analysis of two studies that quantified the accuracy of the Abbreviated Mental Test-4 (AMT-4) and found that the pooled LR+ (4.3, 95% CI 2.4-7.8) was lower than that observed for the 4AT, but the pooled LR- (0.22, 95% CI 0.05-1) was similar. Based on one study the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) is the superior instrument to rule in delirium. The calculated test threshold is 2% and the treatment threshold is 11%. CONCLUSIONS The quantitative accuracy of history and physical examination to identify ED delirium is virtually unexplored. The 4AT has the largest quantity of ED-based research. Other screening instruments may more accurately rule in or rule out delirium. If the goal is to rule in delirium then the CAM-ICU or brief CAM or modified CAM for the ED are superior instruments, although the accuracy of these screening tools are based on single-center studies. To rule out delirium, the Delirium Triage Screen is superior based on one single-center study.
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- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Bolton Clarke School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- LUMC Center for Medicine for Older People, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- University of Connecticut Health Sciences, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Tennessee Valley Healthcare Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Soler-Sanchis A, Martínez-Arnau FM, Sánchez-Frutos J, Pérez-Ros P. The 4AT scale for rapid detection of delirium in emergency department triage. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 11:1345983. [PMID: 38808143 PMCID: PMC11130506 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1345983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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Aims To assess the diagnostic accuracy and time impact of the 4AT scale in emergency department triage. Methods A Prospective diagnostic accuracy study was carried out. People aged ≥65 years presenting to the emergency department from 1 November 2021 to 30 June 2022 were included. Nurses opportunistically screened eligible patients using the 4AT scale during triage according to the Manchester Triage System Francesc de Borja Hospital emergency department, Gandía (Spain). Accuracy was compared with medical diagnosis of delirium. Time (seconds) spent in triage with and without screening was assessed. Results The study included 370 patients (55.1% men, mean age 81.8 years), of whom 58.4% (n = 216) were screened. A final diagnosis of delirium was made in 41.4% of those screened. The most frequently used presentational flow charts and discriminators were 'behaving strangely' (15%) and 'rapid onset' (33.3%). The highest accuracy was obtained for a score of 3 points or more (sensitivity 85.1%; specificity 66.9%; positive predictive value 52.8%; negative predictive value 71.7%). No significant differences were found in the time spent in triage according to the performance of screening. Conclusion A score of 3 points or more on the 4AT scale enables rapid detection of delirium in emergency department triage, without consuming more time than conventional triage.
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- Angela Soler-Sanchis
- Department of Nursing, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
- Hospital Francesc de Borja, Generalitat Valenciana, Gandia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Nursing, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
- Department of Physiotherapy, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Nursing, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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Instenes I, Eide LSP, Andersen H, Fålun N, Pettersen T, Ranhoff AH, Rudolph JL, Steihaug OM, Wentzel-Larsen T, Norekvål TM. Detection of delirium in older patients-A point prevalence study in surgical and non-surgical hospital wards. Scand J Caring Sci 2024. [PMID: 38702945 DOI: 10.1111/scs.13270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To (i) determine the prevalence of delirium and identify delirium subtypes in surgical and non-surgical patients aged ≥65 years, (ii) determine whether certain precipitating factors affect the prevalence of delirium and (iii) review patients' medical records for description of delirium symptoms and the presence of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) coding for delirium in discharge summaries. METHODOLOGICAL DESIGN AND JUSTIFICATIONS Despite being a robust predictor of morbidity and mortality in older adults, delirium might be inadequately recognised and under-reported in patients' medical records and discharge summaries. A point prevalence study (24-h) of patients ≥65 years from surgical and non-surgical wards was therefore conducted in a tertiary university hospital. ETHICAL ISSUES AND APPROVAL The study was approved by the Data Protection Officer at the university hospital (2018/3454). RESEARCH METHODS, INSTRUMENTS AND/OR INTERVENTIONS Patients were assessed for delirium with 4AT and delirium subtypes with the Delirium Motor Subtype Scale. Information about room transfers, need and use of sensory aids and medical equipment was collected onsite. Patients' medical records were reviewed for description of delirium symptoms and of ICD-10 codes. RESULTS Overall, 123 patients were screened (52% female). Delirium was identified in 27% of them. Prevalence was associated with advanced age (≥85 years). The uncharacterised delirium subtype was most common (36%), followed by hypoactive (30%), hyperactive (24%) and mixed (9%). There were significant associations between positive screening tests and the need and use of sensory aids. Delirium symptoms were described in 58% of the patients who tested positive for delirium and the ICD-10 code for delirium was registered in 12% of these patients' discharge summaries. CONCLUSIONS The high prevalence of delirium and limited use of discharge codes highlight the need to improve the identification of delirium in hospital settings and at discharge. Increased awareness and detection of delirium in hospital settings are vital to improve patient care.
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- Irene Instenes
- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Faculty of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Faculty of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University, Providence, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Eastern and Southern Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Faculty of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Jiang S, Huang J, Yang H, Czuma R, Farley L, Cohen-Oram A, Hartney K, Chechotka K, Kozel FA, Jiang H. Diffuse optical tomography for mapping cerebral hemodynamics and functional connectivity in delirium. Alzheimers Dement 2024. [PMID: 38700095 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Delirium is associated with mortality and new onset dementia, yet the underlying pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Development of imaging biomarkers has been difficult given the challenging nature of imaging delirious patients. Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) offers a promising approach for investigating delirium given its portability and three-dimensional capabilities. METHODS Twenty-five delirious and matched non-delirious patients (n = 50) were examined using DOT, comparing cerebral oxygenation and functional connectivity in the prefrontal cortex during and after an episode of delirium. RESULTS Total hemoglobin values were significantly decreased in the delirium group, even after delirium resolution. Functional connectivity between the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex was strengthened post-resolution compared to during an episode; however, this relationship was still significantly weaker compared to controls. DISCUSSION These findings highlight DOT's potential as an imaging biomarker to measure impaired cerebral oxygenation and functional dysconnectivity during and after delirium. Future studies should focus on the role of cerebral oxygenation in delirium pathogenesis and exploring the etiological link between delirium and dementias. HIGHLIGHTS We developed a portable diffuse optical tomography (DOT) system for bedside three-dimensional functional neuroimaging to study delirium in the hospital. We implemented a novel DOT task-focused seed-based correlation analysis. DOT revealed decreased cerebral oxygenation and functional connectivity strength in the delirium group, even after resolution of delirium.
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- Shixie Jiang
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Medical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Medical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Division of Vascular Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Department of Medical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Noufi P, Anderson KM, Crowell N, White Y, Molina E, Rao SD, Groninger H. Prognostic Implications of Delirium After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Retrospective Study. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry 2024:S2667-2960(24)00048-X. [PMID: 38705515 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2024.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND In critically ill patients, delirium is a prognostic indicator of morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE This study investigates the impact of a delirium diagnosis on outcomes after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. METHODS This retrospective study included all adult patients who received LVADs at our institution between January 2016 and December 2020. We compared preimplantation characteristics between the two groups, with and without a diagnosis of delirium, and compared their outcomes, including 1-month, 6-month, and in-hospital mortality, as well as reintubation rate, length of stay, discharge disposition, and readmission rates. RESULTS In total, 361 patients (26.7% women and 75.8% African American) received durable LVADs. Ninety-four patients (26.1%) were diagnosed with delirium during the index admission. Preimplantation demographic characteristics, past medical and psychiatric conditions, Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Profile, and laboratory values did not differ between the two groups with and without a diagnosis of delirium; older age (59 vs 56; P = 0.03) was associated with delirium. Delirium diagnosis was associated with higher 1-month (P = 0.007), 6-month (P = 0.004), and in-hospital mortality (P < 0.001), unplanned reintubations (P < 0.001), and a lower likelihood of discharge home (P = 0.03). Total hospital and intensive care unit length of stay were higher in patients with a diagnosis of delirium, though these results were not statistically significant. Readmission to the hospital after index admission was quicker in patients with a diagnosis of delirium, but this result was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS In this study, a diagnosis of delirium during the LVAD implantation admission was associated with higher mortality, adverse postsurgical outcomes, and unfavorable discharge dispositions. Future prospective research is needed to validate the prognostic implications of delirium in both the short and long term. Additionally, there is a need to identify modifiable risk factors associated with delirium to promote early diagnosis and implement evidence-based management strategies to enhance outcomes within this population.
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- Paul Noufi
- Palliative Care, MedStar Harbor Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
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- Georgetown University School of Nursing, Washington, DC
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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- MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; Palliative Care, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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Arnold E, Finucane AM, Taylor S, Spiller JA, O'Rourke S, Spenceley J, Carduff E, Tieges Z, MacLullich AM. The 4AT, a rapid delirium detection tool for use in hospice inpatient units: Findings from a validation study. Palliat Med 2024; 38:535-545. [PMID: 38767241 DOI: 10.1177/02692163241242648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Delirium is a serious neuropsychiatric syndrome with adverse outcomes, which is common but often undiagnosed in terminally ill people. The 4 'A's test or 4AT (www.the4AT.com), a brief delirium detection tool, is widely used in general settings, but validation studies in terminally ill people are lacking. AIM To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the 4AT in detecting delirium in terminally ill people, who are hospice inpatients. DESIGN A diagnostic test accuracy study in which participants underwent the 4AT and a reference standard based on the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The reference standard was informed by Delirium Rating Scale Revised-98 and tests assessing arousal and attention. Assessments were conducted in random order by pairs of independent raters, blinded to the results of the other assessment. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Two hospice inpatient units in Scotland, UK. Participants were 148 hospice inpatients aged ⩾18 years. RESULTS A total of 137 participants completed both assessments. Three participants had an indeterminate reference standard diagnosis and were excluded, yielding a final sample of 134. Mean age was 70.3 (SD = 10.6) years. About 33% (44/134) had reference standard delirium. The 4AT had a sensitivity of 89% (95% CI 79%-98%) and a specificity of 94% (95% CI 90%-99%). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.97 (95% CI 0.94-1). CONCLUSION The results of this validation study support use of the 4AT as a delirium detection tool in hospice inpatients, and add to the literature evaluating methods of delirium detection in palliative care settings. TRIAL REGISTRY ISCRTN 97417474.
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- Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Clinical Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Edinburgh Delirium Research Group, Ageing and Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Department of Computing, School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK
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- Edinburgh Delirium Research Group, Ageing and Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Marcomini I, Pisoni L, Mellino A, Labaran R, Milani L. Evaluation of Delirium Among Elders in the Emergency Department: A Cross-Sectional Study. Dimens Crit Care Nurs 2024; 43:130-135. [PMID: 38564455 DOI: 10.1097/dcc.0000000000000636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Health care professionals underestimate the recognition of delirium in emergency departments (EDs). In these settings, between 57% and 83% of cases of delirium go undetected. When delirium occurs, it causes an increase in the length of hospitalization, readmissions within 30 days, and mortality. No studies were carried out in Italy to assess the prevalence of delirium among elders in EDs. OBJECTIVES The primary goal of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of the risk of delirium in people 65 years and older hospitalized in the ED for a minimum of 8 hours. The study's secondary goal was to identify the variables that influenced the risk of delirium. METHOD A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in 2 EDs. The risk of delirium was assessed using the delirium screening tool 4 A's test. One hundred patients were enrolled. Data collection took place from June 28 to August 31, 2022. RESULTS The risk of delirium was detected in 29% of the sample, whereas the risk of cognitive impairment was 13%. The use of psychotropic drugs increased the risk of delirium by 11.8 times (odds ratio [OR], 11.80; P = .003). Bed confinement increased the risk by 4.3 times (OR, 4.31; P = .009). Being dehydrated increased the risk of onset by 4.6 times (OR, 4.62; P = .010). Having dementia increased the risk of delirium manifestation by 4.4 times (OR, 4.35; P = .021). DISCUSSION The risk of delirium was detected in a considerable portion of the sample. The results of this study can be used by health care professionals to implement preventive measures as well as support clinical judgment and establish priorities of care for patients at risk of developing delirium.
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Busch HJ, Wolfrum S, Michels G, Baumgärtel M, Bodmann KF, Buerke M, Burst V, Enghard P, Ertl G, Fach WA, Hanses F, Heppner HJ, Hermes C, Janssens U, John S, Jung C, Karagiannidis C, Kiehl M, Kluge S, Koch A, Kochanek M, Korsten P, Lepper PM, Merkel M, Müller-Werdan U, Neukirchen M, Pfeil A, Riessen R, Rottbauer W, Schellong S, Scherg A, Sedding D, Singler K, Thieme M, Trautwein C, Willam C, Werdan K. [Clinical acute and emergency medicine curriculum-focus on internal medicine : Recommendations for advanced training in internal medicine in the emergency department]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2024; 119:1-50. [PMID: 38625382 PMCID: PMC11098871 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-024-01113-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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In Germany, physicians qualify for emergency medicine by combining a specialty medical training-e.g. internal medicine-with advanced training in emergency medicine according to the statutes of the State Chambers of Physicians largely based upon the Guideline Regulations on Specialty Training of the German Medical Association. Internal medicine and their associated subspecialities represent an important column of emergency medicine. For the internal medicine aspects of emergency medicine, this curriculum presents an overview of knowledge, skills (competence levels I-III) as well as behaviours and attitudes allowing for the best treatment of patients. These include general aspects (structure and process quality, primary diagnostics and therapy as well as indication for subsequent treatment; resuscitation room management; diagnostics and monitoring; general therapeutic measures; hygiene measures; and pharmacotherapy) and also specific aspects concerning angiology, endocrinology, diabetology and metabolism, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, hematology and oncology, infectiology, cardiology, nephrology, palliative care, pneumology, rheumatology and toxicology. Publications focussing on contents of advanced training are quoted in order to support this concept. The curriculum has primarily been written for internists for their advanced emergency training, but it may generally show practising emergency physicians the broad spectrum of internal medicine diseases or comorbidities presented by patients attending the emergency department.
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- Hans-Jörg Busch
- Zentrum für Notfall- und Rettungsmedizin, Universitäts-Notfallzentrum Freiburg, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Interdisziplinäre Notaufnahme Campus Lübeck, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Notfallzentrum, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier, Medizincampus der Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Trier, Deutschland
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- Klinikum Nürnberg, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin 3 der Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität, Nürnberg, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik II, St. Marien-Krankenhaus Siegen, Siegen, Deutschland
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- Schwerpunkt Klinische Akut- und Notfallmedizin und Klinik II für Innere Medizin, Uniklinik Köln, Köln, Deutschland
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- Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Nephrologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Deutsches Zentrum für Herzinsuffizienz, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Deutschland
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- MVZ CCB am AGAPLESION Bethanien Krankenhaus, Frankfurt (Main), Deutschland
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- Interdisziplinäre Notaufnahme, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Geriatrie und Geriatrische Tagesklinik, Klinikum Bayreuth - Medizincampus Oberfranken und Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Bayreuth, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin und Internistische Intensivmedizin, St-Antonius-Hospital gGmbH, Eschweiler, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik 8, Abteilung für Internistische Intensivmedizin, Klinikum Nürnberg-Süd, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Nürnberg, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Angiologie des Universitätsklinikums Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- ARDS und ECMO Zentrum Köln-Merheim, Kliniken Köln und Universität Witten/Herdecke, Köln, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder), Frankfurt (Oder), Deutschland
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- Klinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik III, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, St. Josef-Stift Sendenhorst, Sendenhorst, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Akut- und Notfallmedizin, Universität und Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik für Geriatrie und Altersmedizin, der Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin und EGZB, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Palliativmedizin und Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Deutschland
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- Internistische Intensivstation 93, Dept. f. Innere Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin II (Kardiologie, Angiologie, Pneumologie, Intensivmedizin, Sport- und Rehabilitationsmedizin), Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Ernst-Grube-Straße 40, 06097, Halle (Saale), Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin - Geriatrie & Institut für Biomedizin des Alterns, Klinikum Nürnberg Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität & Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg & Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Abteilung Innere Medizin und REGIOMED Gefäßzentrum, REGIOMED Klinikum Sonneberg, Sonneberg und Klinik für Innere Medizin I, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik 4, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Ernst-Grube-Straße 40, 06097, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.
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Butala A, Gilbert JM, Griffiths AA, Lim WK. Hospitalized Patients with Delirium and 28-Day Unplanned Hospital Readmissions: A Longitudinal Retrospective Cohort Study. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2024:105005. [PMID: 38677321 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.03.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To establish the predictors of 28-day unplanned hospital readmissions (28D-UHR) in older adults (aged >65 years) with delirium during index hospital admission. DESIGN Retrospective longitudinal cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS 1634 patients (aged >65 years) admitted to a Melbourne quaternary hospital with delirium during index admission. METHODS Delirium during hospital admission was defined by the inclusion of one of the following International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, codes F05.0, F05.1, F05.8, or F05.9 in the hospital medical discharge summary. Descriptive statistics were obtained for baseline characteristics. Multivariate logistic regression model was developed to assess predictors of 28D-UHR. RESULTS A total of 1634 patients with delirium during their inpatient admission were included, with 9.8% (160 patients) incidence of 28D-UHR. For patients who were readmitted, a shorter length of stay [odds ratio (OR) 0.98, 95% CI 0.96-0.99], higher number of medications on discharge from index admission (OR 1.10, 95% CI 1.06-1.14), and residing in a nursing home preadmission (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.04-1.75) were associated with 28D-UHR. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS This study found that nursing home residence pre index admission, shorter length of stay (LOS), and polypharmacy were predictors of 28D-UHR. Further research into strategies to minimize 28D-UHR is required. Exploration of predischarge pharmacy-driven deprescribing programs and hospital-based postdischarge support for nursing home staff are important areas for future intervention.
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- Anvi Butala
- Department of Geriatrics, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Geriatrics, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Geriatrics, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Kudelka J, Ollenschläger M, Dodel R, Eskofier BM, Hobert MA, Jahn K, Klucken J, Labeit B, Polidori MC, Prell T, Warnecke T, von Arnim CAF, Maetzler W, Jacobs AH. Which Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) instruments are currently used in Germany: a survey. BMC Geriatr 2024; 24:347. [PMID: 38627620 PMCID: PMC11022468 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-04913-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) records geriatric syndromes in a standardized manner, allowing individualized treatment tailored to the patient's needs and resources. Its use has shown a beneficial effect on the functional outcome and survival of geriatric patients. A recently published German S1 guideline for level 2 CGA provides recommendations for the use of a broad variety of different assessment instruments for each geriatric syndrome. However, the actual use of assessment instruments in routine geriatric clinical practice and its consistency with the guideline and the current state of literature has not been investigated to date. METHODS An online survey was developed by an expert group of geriatricians and sent to all licenced geriatricians (n = 569) within Germany. The survey included the following geriatric syndromes: motor function and self-help capability, cognition, depression, pain, dysphagia and nutrition, social status and comorbidity, pressure ulcers, language and speech, delirium, and frailty. Respondents were asked to report which geriatric assessment instruments are used to assess the respective syndromes. RESULTS A total of 122 clinicians participated in the survey (response rate: 21%); after data cleaning, 76 data sets remained for analysis. All participants regularly used assessment instruments in the following categories: motor function, self-help capability, cognition, depression, and pain. The most frequently used instruments in these categories were the Timed Up and Go (TUG), the Barthel Index (BI), the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Limited or heterogenous assessments are used in the following categories: delirium, frailty and social status. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that the assessment of motor function, self-help capability, cognition, depression, pain, and dysphagia and nutrition is consistent with the recommendations of the S1 guideline for level 2 CGA. Instruments recommended for more frequent use include the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and the WHO-5 (depression). There is a particular need for standardized assessment of delirium, frailty and social status. The harmonization of assessment instruments throughout geriatric departments shall enable more effective treatment and prevention of age-related diseases and syndromes.
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- Jennifer Kudelka
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, Kiel, 24105, Germany
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- Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE), Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Molecular Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Chair of Geriatric Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE), Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, Kiel, 24105, Germany
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- Schön Klinik Bad Aibling, Neurology and Geriatrics, Bad Aibling, Germany
- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), University of Luxembourg, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
- Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Department of Neurology With Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Ageing Clinical Research, Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- CECAD, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Geriatrics, Halle University Hospital, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Klinikum Osnabrueck - Academic teaching hospital of the University of Muenster, Osnabrueck, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, Kiel, 24105, Germany.
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- Department of Geriatrics & Neurology, Johanniter Hospital Bonn, Johanniter Strasse 1-3, Bonn, 53113, Germany.
- Centre for Integrated Oncology (CIO) of the University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
- European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI) of the Westfälische Wilhelms University (WWU), Münster, Germany.
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Montgomery A, Smerdely P, Hickman L, Traynor V. Comparing the delirium objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) education package to standard education for post-registration nurses: A randomised controlled trial. NURSE EDUCATION TODAY 2024; 139:106211. [PMID: 38676962 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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BACKGROUND A recent pilot study demonstrated that an interactive delirium educational intervention, The Delirium OSCE Education Package, had a positive impact on self-perceptions of confidence and competence in the use of delirium assessment tools and delirium knowledge; delirium knowledge scores; clinical practice; and planned practice change for participants. However, it is not known if The Delirium OSCE Education Package is superior to standard methods of professional development education. OBJECTIVE To determine if The Delirium OSCE Education Package is superior to standard methods of professional development education on observations of delirium care in practice scores for post-registration nurses. DESIGN Clustered randomised, controlled, and observer-blinded, multisite superiority trial with two parallel groups at each site. SETTINGS Three private hospitals across New South Wales, Australia. PARTICIPANTS Registered nurses (RNs) (n = 153) or enrolled nurses (ENs) (n = 37) working in the eligible inpatient medical or surgical wards at each site. METHODS Within each hospital site wards were clusters, with wards rather than individuals being randomised for The Delirium OSCE Education Package or standard professional development education at a ratio of 1:1. The primary outcome was observations of delirium care in practice, 6-weeks post (T1) allocated intervention. Secondary outcomes were self-perceived confidence and competence (self-efficacy) in delirium assessment tools and delirium knowledge; and delirium knowledge scores. RESULTS A total of 51.3 % (n = 20) in the intervention group obtained a satisfactory observation of delirium care in practice score, compared to 34.9 % (n = 15) in the control group (p = 0.134, χ2). The odds of a satisfactory observation of delirium care in practice score for the intervention group was 10.1 times higher than the control (p = 0.009). The mean MCQ score and perceptions of confidence and competence in the intervention and control group increased from baseline to six-weeks post-intervention, however, there was no significant difference between the groups. CONCLUSION The Delirium OSCE Education Package provides the foundation for facilitating change in delirium care. It is recommended that The Delirium OSCE Education Package is implemented as part of a multicomponent strategy involving a validation delirium screening and assessment tool, hospital-specific policy, interprofessional education, and delirium champions. Future studies are needed to evaluate the sustainability of the intervention and if there is a positive impact on patient-level outcomes.
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- Amy Montgomery
- School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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- School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; Aged Care Department, St. George Hospital, Kogarah, Australia; School of Public Health & Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia.
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- Health University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia..
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- School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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Zuleta M, San-José A, Gozalo I, Sánchez-Arcilla M, Carrizo G, Alvarado M, Pérez-Bocanegra C. Patterns of inappropriate prescribing and clinical characteristics in patients at admission to an acute care of the elderly unit. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2024; 80:553-561. [PMID: 38265499 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-024-03627-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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PURPOSE Inappropriate prescribing (IP) is common among the elderly and is associated with adverse health outcomes. The role of different patterns of IP in clinical practice remains unclear. The aim of this study is to analyse the characteristics of different patterns of IP in hospitalized older adults. METHODS This is a prospective observational study conducted in the acute care of elderly (ACE) unit of an acute hospital in Barcelona between June and August 2021. Epidemiological and demographic data were collected, and a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) was performed on admitted patients. Four patterns of inappropriate prescribing were identified: extreme polypharmacy (10 or more drugs), potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) and anticholinergic burden. RESULTS Among 93 admitted patients (51.6% male, mean age of 82.83), the main diagnosis was heart failure (36.6%). Overprescribing patterns (extreme polypharmacy, PIMs, PPOs and anticholinergic burden) were associated with higher comorbidity, increased dependence on instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and greater prevalence of dementia. Underprescribing (omissions) was associated with important comorbidity, residence in nursing homes, an increased risk of malnutrition, higher social risk and greater frailty. Comparing different patterns of IP, patients with high anticholinergic burden exhibited more extreme polypharmacy and PIMs. In the case of omissions, no association was identified with other IP patterns. CONCLUSIONS We found statistically significant association between patterns of inappropriate prescribing and clinical and CGA variables such as comorbidity, dependency, dementia or frailty. There is a statistically significant association between patterns of overprescribing among patients admitted to the ACE unit.
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- Mónica Zuleta
- Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, 08035, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, 08035, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pharmacy Department, Sant Rafael Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, 08035, Barcelona, Spain
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- Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, 08035, Barcelona, Spain
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- Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, 08035, Barcelona, Spain
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Bowman EML, Sweeney AM, McAuley DF, Cardwell C, Kane J, Badawi N, Jahan N, Iqbal HK, Mitchell C, Ballantyne JA, Cunningham EL. Assessment and report of individual symptoms in studies of delirium in postoperative populations: a systematic review. Age Ageing 2024; 53:afae077. [PMID: 38640126 PMCID: PMC11028403 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afae077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Delirium is most often reported as present or absent. Patients with symptoms falling short of the diagnostic criteria for delirium fall into 'no delirium' or 'control' groups. This binary classification neglects individual symptoms and may be hindering identification of the pathophysiology underlying delirium. This systematic review investigates which individual symptoms of delirium are reported by studies of postoperative delirium in adults. METHODS Medline, EMBASE and Web of Science databases were searched on 03 June 2021 and 06 April 2023. Two reviewers independently examined titles and abstracts. Each paper was screened in duplicate and conflicting decisions settled by consensus discussion. Data were extracted, qualitatively synthesised and narratively reported. All included studies were quality assessed. RESULTS These searches yielded 4,367 results. After title and abstract screening, 694 full-text studies were reviewed, and 62 deemed eligible for inclusion. This review details 11,377 patients including 2,049 patients with delirium. In total, 78 differently described delirium symptoms were reported. The most reported symptoms were inattention (N = 29), disorientation (N = 27), psychomotor agitation/retardation (N = 22), hallucination (N = 22) and memory impairment (N = 18). Notably, psychomotor agitation and hallucinations are not listed in the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders-5-Text Revision delirium definition. CONCLUSIONS The 78 symptoms reported in this systematic review cover domains of attention, awareness, disorientation and other cognitive changes. There is a lack of standardisation of terms, and many recorded symptoms are synonyms of each other. This systematic review provides a library of individual delirium symptoms, which may be used to inform future reporting.
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- Emily M L Bowman
- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Block B, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Royal Victoria Hospital site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Block B, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Royal Victoria Hospital site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Block B, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Royal Victoria Hospital site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Block B, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Royal Victoria Hospital site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Block B, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Royal Victoria Hospital site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Block B, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Royal Victoria Hospital site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Block B, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Royal Victoria Hospital site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Block B, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Royal Victoria Hospital site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Block B, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Royal Victoria Hospital site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Block B, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Royal Victoria Hospital site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
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Soboh R, Gino-Moor S, Jiris N, Ginsberg S, Oliven R. Validation of a viable delirium detection test performed by nurses and physicians during routine patient care. BMC Geriatr 2024; 24:297. [PMID: 38549098 PMCID: PMC10976736 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-04884-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Delirium is a frequent mental impairment in geriatric patients hospitalized in acute care facilities. It carries a high risk of complications and is often the first symptom of acute illness. It is clearly important to identify the development of delirium at an early stage, and several short and effective diagnostic tests have been developed and validated for this purpose. Despite this, patients on hospital wards are seldom monitored for signs of emergent delirium, suggesting that compliance with guidelines would be improved by introducing a simpler and more user-friendly test. METHODS We recently implemented a simple delirium assessment tool, called RMA that can be introduced into the daily routine of ward staff without significantly adding to their workload. The nurses noted their impression of the patient's cognitive state in the electronic medical record, and during the morning round the ward physician administered a short attention test to any patients suspected of new cognitive impairment. In this study, we compared RMA test against the widely used and well validated 4AT. RESULTS RMA performed daily by the ward staff was found to be non-inferior to 4AT performed by an experienced rater. Compared to 4AT, R&M had a sensitivity of 93.9% and a specificity of 98.3%. An Altman-Bland plot indicated that both tests can be used interchangeably. CONCLUSIONS The RMA test is reliable, easy to administer, likely to boost compliance with guidelines, and is expected to raise awareness of delirium among the nurses and physicians directly involved in the diagnostic process.
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- Department of Medicine C, Bnai Zion Medical Center, 47 Golomb str, 3339419, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Medicine C, Bnai Zion Medical Center, 47 Golomb str, 3339419, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Medicine C, Bnai Zion Medical Center, 47 Golomb str, 3339419, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Medicine C, Bnai Zion Medical Center, 47 Golomb str, 3339419, Haifa, Israel.
- Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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Hassabo M, Mc Cluskey P, Browne J, Ntlholang O. A survey of non-consultant hospital doctors' perspectives, knowledge, and practices toward delirium in a large Irish hospital. Ir J Med Sci 2024:10.1007/s11845-024-03661-1. [PMID: 38489126 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-024-03661-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Delirium is a common condition in hospitals, particularly among older people. This refers to a dramatic decline in mental capabilities, which is marked by diminished concentration and consciousness. AIM The purpose of this study was to assess the views, knowledge, and behavior of non-consultant hospital doctors in managing delirium in a large Irish hospital. METHODS Questionnaires were administered to 28 healthcare professionals from various departments according to Davis and MacLullich (Age Ageing 38(5):559-563, 2009). It was conducted between July and September 2023, with an emphasis on determining the prevalence rate, diagnostic criteria, and management strategies for delirium. RESULTS The study established that the majority of respondents recognized the importance of delirium, but there appears to be a gap in the practical management of this clinical syndrome. Although many doctors agreed that delirium was significant, most lacked confidence in its diagnosis and management. The use of standardized assessment tools, such as the 4AT, was limited. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the disparity between what is known and practiced by hospital doctors regarding delirium care. This implies increased training for delirium management with frequent use of assessment tools and ongoing education aimed at enhancing patient outcomes in cases of delirium.
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- Mohamed Hassabo
- Department of General Medicine/Acute Medicine, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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- Department of General Medicine/Acute Medicine, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of General Medicine/Acute Medicine, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of General Medicine/Acute Medicine, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Pettersen TR, Schjøtt J, Allore H, Bendz B, Borregaard B, Fridlund B, Hadjistavropoulos HD, Larsen AI, Nordrehaug JE, Rasmussen TB, Rotevatn S, Valaker I, Wentzel-Larsen T, Norekvål TM. Discharge Information About Adverse Drug Reactions Indicates Lower Self-Reported Adverse Drug Reactions and Fewer Concerns in Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Heart Lung Circ 2024; 33:350-361. [PMID: 38238118 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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AIM There are discrepancies between the information patients desire about adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and the information they receive from healthcare providers; this is an impediment to shared decision-making. This study aimed to establish whether patients received information about ADRs resulting from prescribed pharmacotherapy, before hospital discharge, after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and to determine whether receiving information about ADRs was associated with incidence of self-reported ADRs or concerns related to prescribed pharmacotherapy. METHODS CONCARDPCI, a prospective multicentre cohort study including 3,417 consecutive patients after PCI, was conducted at seven high-volume referral PCI centres in two Nordic countries. Clinical data were collected from patients' medical records and national quality registries. Patient-reported outcome measures were registered 2 months (T1), 6 months (T2), and 12 months (T3) after discharge. Covariate-adjusted logistic regression yielded adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS At discharge, 38% of participants had been informed about potential ADRs. For these patients, the incidence of self-reported ADRs was significantly lower at T1 (aOR 0.61, 95% CI 0.50-0.74; p<0.001), T2 (aOR 0.60, 95% CI 0.49-0.74; p<0.001), and T3 (aOR 0.57, 95% CI 0.46-0.71; p<0.001). Those who were not informed reported higher levels of concern about prescribed pharmacotherapy at all measuring points (p<0.001 for all comparisons). Those living alone (aOR 0.73, 95% CI 0.57-0.92; p=0.008), who were female (aOR 0.57, 95% CI 0.44-0.72; p<0.001), and with three or more versus no comorbidities (aOR 0.61, 95% CI 0.44-0.84; p=0.002) were less likely to receive information. CONCLUSION A substantial proportion of patients were not informed about potential ADRs from prescribed pharmacotherapy after PCI. Patients informed about ADRs had lower incidences of self-reported ADRs and fewer concerns about prescribed pharmacotherapy.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Centre of Interprofessional Collaboration within Emergency Care (CICE), Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Campus Førde, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Dhliwayo R, Trivedi S, Ngo L, Fick DM, Inouye SK, Boltz M, Leslie D, Husser E, Shrestha P, Marcantonio ER. Factors associated with disagreement between clinician app-based ultra-brief Confusion Assessment Method and reference standard delirium assessments. J Am Geriatr Soc 2024; 72:828-836. [PMID: 38014821 PMCID: PMC10947955 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recently, the Ultra-Brief Confusion Assessment Method (UB-CAM), designed to help physicians and nurses to recognize delirium, showed high, but imperfect, accuracy compared with Research Reference Standard Delirium Assessments (RRSDAs). The aim of this study is to identify factors associated with disagreement between clinicians' app-based UB-CAM assessments and RRSDAs. METHODS This is a secondary analysis of a prospective diagnostic test study. The study was conducted at two hospitals and included 527 inpatients (≥70 years old) and 289 clinicians (53 physicians, 236 nurses). Trained research associates performed RRSDAs and determined delirium presence using the CAM. Clinicians administered the UB-CAM using an iPad app. Disagreement factors considered were clinician, patient, and delirium characteristics. We report odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS One thousand seven hundred and ninety-five clinician UB-CAM assessments paired with RRSDAs were administered. The prevalence of delirium was 17%. The rate of disagreement between clinician UB-CAM assessments and RRSDAs was 12%. Significant factors associated with disagreement between clinician UB-CAM assessments and RRSDAs (OR [95% CI]) included: presence of dementia (2.7 [1.8-4.1]), patient education high school or less (1.9 [1.3-2.9]), psychomotor retardation (2.5 [1.4-4.2]), and the presence of mild delirium or subsyndromal delirium (5.5 [3.5-8.7]). Significant risk factors for false negatives were patient age less than 80 (2.2 [1.1-4.3]) and mild delirium (3.5 [1.6-7.4]). Significant risk factors for false positives were presence of dementia (4.0 [2.3-7.0]), subsyndromal delirium (5.1 [2.9-9.1]), and patient education high school or less (2.0 [1.2-3.6]). Clinician characteristics were not significantly associated with disagreement. CONCLUSIONS The strongest factors associated with disagreement between clinician UB-CAM screens and RRSDAs were the presence of dementia and subsyndromal delirium as risk factors for false positives, and mild delirium and younger age as a risk factor for false negatives. These disagreement factors contrast with previous studies of risk factors for incorrect clinician delirium screening, and better align screening results with patient outcomes.
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- Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey Pennsylvania
- Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute of Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA
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- Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey Pennsylvania
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- Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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Cook E, Laycock J, Sivapathasuntharam D, Maturana C, Hilton C, Doherty L, Hewitt C, McDaid C, Torgerson D, Bates P. Surgical versus non-surgical management of lateral compression type-1 pelvic fracture in adults 60 years and older: the L1FE RCT. Health Technol Assess 2024; 28:1-67. [PMID: 38512076 PMCID: PMC11017634 DOI: 10.3310/lapw3412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Background Lateral compression type-1 pelvic fractures are a common fragility fracture in older adults. Patients who do not mobilise due to ongoing pain are at greater risk of immobility-related complications. Standard treatment in the United Kingdom is provision of pain relief and early mobilisation, unlike fragility hip fractures, which are usually treated surgically based on evidence that early surgery is associated with better outcomes. Currently there is no evidence on whether patients with lateral compression type-1 fragility fractures would have a better recovery with surgery than non-surgical management. Objectives To assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of surgical fixation with internal fixation device compared to non-surgical management of lateral compression type-1 fragility fractures in older adults. Design Pragmatic, randomised controlled superiority trial, with 12-month internal pilot; target sample size was 600 participants. Participants were randomised between surgical and non-surgical management (1 : 1 allocation ratio). An economic evaluation was planned. Setting UK Major Trauma Centres. Participants Patients aged 60 years or older with a lateral compression type-1 pelvic fracture, arising from a low-energy fall and unable to mobilise independently to a distance of 3 m and back due to pelvic pain 72 hours after injury. Interventions Internal fixation device surgical fixation and non-surgical management. Participants, surgeons and outcome assessors were not blinded to treatment allocation. Main outcome measures Primary outcome - average patient health-related quality of life, over 6 months, assessed by the EuroQol-5 Dimensions, five-level version utility score. Secondary outcomes (over the 6 months following injury) - self-rated health, physical function, mental health, pain, delirium, displacement of pelvis, mortality, complications and adverse events, and resource use data for the economic evaluation. Results The trial closed early, at the end of the internal pilot, due to low recruitment. The internal pilot was undertaken in two separate phases because of a pause in recruitment due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The planned statistical and health economic analyses were not conducted. Outcome data were summarised descriptively. Eleven sites opened for recruitment for a combined total of 92 months. Three-hundred and sixteen patients were assessed for eligibility, of whom 43 were eligible (13.6%). The main reason for ineligibility was that the patient was able to mobilise independently to 3 m and back (n = 161). Of the 43 eligible participants, 36 (83.7%) were approached for consent, of whom 11 (30.6%) provided consent. The most common reason for eligible patients not consenting to take part was that they were unwilling to be randomised to a treatment (n = 10). There were 11 participants, 5 randomised to surgical management with internal fixation device and 6 to non-surgical management. The average age of participants was 83.0 years (interquartile range 76.0, 89.0) and the EuroQol-5 Dimensions, five-level version utility score at 6 months post randomisation (n = 8) was 0.32 (standard deviation 0.37). A limitation of the trial was that study objectives were not addressed due to poor recruitment. Conclusions It was not feasible to recruit to this trial in the current context. Further research to understand the treatment and recovery pathways of this group of patients, along with their outcomes, would be needed prior to undertaking a future trial. Future work Exploration of equipoise across different healthcare professional groups. Investigate longer-term patient outcomes. Trial registration This trial is registered as ISRCTN16478561. Funding This award was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme (NIHR award ref: 16/167/57) and is published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 28, No. 15. See the NIHR Funding and Awards website for further award information.
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- Elizabeth Cook
- York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Bart's Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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O’Shaughnessy Í, Robinson K, Whiston A, Barry L, Corey G, Devlin C, Hartigan D, Synnott A, McCarthy A, Moriarty E, Jones B, Carroll I, Shchetkovsky D, O’Connor M, Steed F, Carey L, Conneely M, Leahy A, Quinn C, Shanahan E, Ryan D, Galvin R. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Cohort Study of Process, Clinical, and Patient-Reported Outcomes. Clin Interv Aging 2024; 19:189-201. [PMID: 38343726 PMCID: PMC10859053 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s434641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Background This study aimed to explore the process, clinical, and patient-reported outcomes of older adults who received an interdisciplinary Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) in the emergency department (ED) over a six-month period after their initial ED attendance. Patients and Methods A prospective cohort study recruited older adults aged ≥65 years who presented to the ED of a university teaching hospital in Ireland. Baseline assessment data comprising a battery of demographic variables and validated indices were obtained at the index ED attendance. Telephone interviews were completed with participants at 30- and 180-day follow-up. The primary outcome was incidence of hospital admission following the index ED attendance. Secondary outcomes included participant satisfaction, incidence of functional decline, health-related quality of life, incidence of unscheduled ED re-attendance(s), hospital (re)admission(s), nursing home admission, and death. Results A total of 133 participants (mean age 82.43 years, standard deviation = 6.89 years; 71.4% female) were recruited; 21.8% of the cohort were admitted to hospital following the index ED attendance with a significant decline in function reported at hospital discharge (Z = 2.97, p = 0.003). Incidence of 30- and 180-day unscheduled ED re-attendance was 10.5% and 24.8%, respectively. The outcome at the index ED attendance was a significant predictor of adverse outcomes whereby those who were discharged home had significantly lower odds of multiple adverse process outcomes at 30- and 180-day follow-up, and significantly higher function and health-related quality of life at 30-day follow-up. Conclusion While this study was observational in nature, findings suggest CGA in the ED may improve outcomes by mitigating against the adverse effects of potentially avoidable hospital admissions and focusing on a longitudinal approach to healthcare delivery at the primary-secondary care interface. Future research should be underpinned by an experimental study design to address key limitations in this study.
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- Íde O’Shaughnessy
- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Physiotherapy, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Social Work, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Limerick EM Education Research Training (ALERT), Emergency Department, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Health, Government of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Limerick EM Education Research Training (ALERT), Emergency Department, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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Morales-Puerto M, Ruiz-Díaz M, García-Mayor S, León-Campos Á, Morales-Asencio JM, Canca-Sánchez JC, Gavira-Guerra S, Toledo-Fernandez C, Aranda-Gallardo M. Spanish transcultural adaptation of the 4AT score for the evaluation of delirium in the emergency department: a prospective diagnostic test accuracy study. BMC Nurs 2024; 23:101. [PMID: 38321514 PMCID: PMC10845719 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01638-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Delirium is one of the most common adverse events in older people during hospitalization, especially in the emergency department. Reliable, easy-to-use instruments are necessary to properly manage delirium in this setting. This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic validity of the Spanish version of the 4 'A's Test (4AT) in the ED. METHODS A diagnostic accuracy study was conducted in patients over 65 years old admitted to the Emergency Department who did not have a formal diagnosis of dementia or a severe mental health disorder. Face and content validity were evaluated by an expert panel. Emergency nurses performed the evaluation with 4AT, whilst blinded and trained researchers assessed patients with the Revised Delirium Rating Scale as the gold standard. The content validity index, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, likelihood ratios, Youden's Index and ROC curves were calculated to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the instrument. RESULTS Of 393 eligible patients, 380 were finally analyzed. Content validity yielded a median content validity index of 4 (interquartile range: 0). The Spanish 4AT sensitivity (95.83%; 95% ECI: 78.9-99.9%), specificity (92.98%; 95% CI: 89.8-95.4%), positive predictive value (47.92%) and negative predictive value (99.7%) were satisfactory. Youden's index was 0.89. Positive likelihood ratio was 13.65, and negative likelihood ratio 0.045. The area under the curve was 0.97. CONCLUSIONS The Spanish version of the 4AT for use in the Emergency Departments is easy-to-use and applicable. The validation results indicate that it is a valid instrument with sufficient predictive validity to identify patients at risk of delirium in the Emergency Departments. Moreover, it is a tool that facilitates the management of an adverse event that is associated with increased mortality and morbidity.
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- Marta Morales-Puerto
- Hospital Costa del Sol. Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Autovía A7, Km. 187. Marbella, Malaga, 29603, Spain
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- Hospital Costa del Sol. Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Autovía A7, Km. 187. Marbella, Malaga, 29603, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Universidad de Málaga, C/ Arquitecto Francisco Peñalosa 3, Malaga, 29017, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA-Bionand), C/ Miguel Díaz Recio, Malaga, 29010, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Universidad de Málaga, C/ Arquitecto Francisco Peñalosa 3, Malaga, 29017, Spain.
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA-Bionand), C/ Miguel Díaz Recio, Malaga, 29010, Spain.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Universidad de Málaga, C/ Arquitecto Francisco Peñalosa 3, Malaga, 29017, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA-Bionand), C/ Miguel Díaz Recio, Malaga, 29010, Spain
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- Hospital Costa del Sol. Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Autovía A7, Km. 187. Marbella, Malaga, 29603, Spain
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Universidad de Málaga, C/ Arquitecto Francisco Peñalosa 3, Malaga, 29017, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA-Bionand), C/ Miguel Díaz Recio, Malaga, 29010, Spain
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- Hospital Costa del Sol. Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Autovía A7, Km. 187. Marbella, Malaga, 29603, Spain
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- Hospital Costa del Sol. Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Autovía A7, Km. 187. Marbella, Malaga, 29603, Spain
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- Hospital Costa del Sol. Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Autovía A7, Km. 187. Marbella, Malaga, 29603, Spain
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Universidad de Málaga, C/ Arquitecto Francisco Peñalosa 3, Malaga, 29017, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA-Bionand), C/ Miguel Díaz Recio, Malaga, 29010, Spain
- Red de Investigación en Cronicidad, Atención Primaria y Prevención y Promoción de la Salud (RICAPPS), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Bizkaia, Spain
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Zarour S, Weiss Y, Kiselevich Y, Iacubovici L, Karol D, Shaylor R, Davydov T, Matot I, Cohen B. The association between midazolam premedication and postoperative delirium - a retrospective cohort study. J Clin Anesth 2024; 92:111113. [PMID: 37280146 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between midazolam premedication and postoperative delirium in a large retrospective cohort of patients ≥70 years. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING A single tertiary academic medical center. PATIENTS Patients ≥70 years having elective non-cardiac surgery under general anesthesia from 2020 to 2021. INTERVENTIONS Midazolam premedication, defined as intravenous midazolam administration prior to induction of general anesthesia. MEASUREMENTS The primary outcome, postoperative delirium, was a collapsed composite outcome including at least one of the following: a positive 4A's test during post-anesthesia care unit stay and/or the initial 2 postoperative days; physician or nursing records reporting new-onset confusion as captured by the CHART-DEL instrument; or a positive 3D-CAM test. The association between midazolam premedication and postoperative delirium was assessed using multivariable logistic regression, adjusting for potential confounding variables. As secondary analysis, we investigated the association between midazolam premedication and a composite of other postoperative complications. Several sensitivity analyses were performed using similar regression models. MAIN RESULTS In total, 1973 patients were analyzed (median age 75 years, 47% women, 50% ASA score ≥ 3, 32% high risk surgery). The overall incidence of postoperative delirium was 15.3% (302/1973). Midazolam premedication was administered to 782 (40%) patients (median [IQR] dose 2 [1,2] mg). After adjustment for potential confounding variables, midazolam premedication was not associated with increased odds of postoperative delirium, with adjusted odds ratio of 1.09 (95% confidence interval 0.82-1.45; P = 0.538). Midazolam premedication was also not associated with the composite of other postoperative complications. Furthermore, no association was found between midazolam premedication and postoperative delirium in any of the sensitivity analyses preformed. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that low doses of midazolam can be safely used to pre-medicate elective surgical patients 70 years or older before non-cardiac surgery, without significant effect on the risk of developing postoperative delirium.
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- Shiri Zarour
- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, OH, United States of America.
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Dilmen OK, Meco BC, Evered LA, Radtke FM. Postoperative neurocognitive disorders: A clinical guide. J Clin Anesth 2024; 92:111320. [PMID: 37944401 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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For years, postoperative cognitive outcomes have steadily garnered attention, and in the past decade, they have remained at the forefront. This prominence is primarily due to empirical research emphasizing their potential to compromise patient autonomy, reduce quality of life, and extend hospital stays, and increase morbidity and mortality rates, especially impacting elderly patients. The underlying pathophysiological process might be attributed to surgical and anaesthesiological-induced stress, leading to subsequent neuroinflammation, neurotoxicity, burst suppression and the development of hypercoagulopathy. The beneficial impact of multi-faceted strategies designed to mitigate the surgical and perioperative stress response has been suggested. While certain potential risk factors are difficult to modify (e.g., invasiveness of surgery), others - including a more personalized depth of anaesthesia (EEG-guided), suitable analgesia, and haemodynamic stability - fall under the purview of anaesthesiologists. The ESAIC Safe Brain Initiative research group recommends implementing a bundle of non-invasive preventive measures as a standard for achieving more patient-centred care. Implementing multi-faceted preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative preventive initiatives has demonstrated the potential to decrease the incidence and duration of postoperative delirium. This further validates the importance of a holistic, team-based approach in enhancing patients' clinical and functional outcomes. This review aims to present evidence-based recommendations for preventing, diagnosing, and treating postoperative neurocognitive disorders with the Safe Brain Initiative approach.
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- Ozlem Korkmaz Dilmen
- Istanbul University- Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Ankara University, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Associate Professor, Head of Research Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nykoebing Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, SDU, Guest Researcher at Charité, Berlin, Germany
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Nix HP, Meeker S, King CE, Andrew M, Davis IRC, Koto PS, Sim M, Murdoch J, Patriquin G, Theriault C, Reidy S, Rockwood M, Sampalli T, Searle SD, Rockwood K. Preventing Respiratory Viral Illness Invisibly (PRiVII): protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized trial evaluating far-UVC light devices in long-term care facilities to reduce infections. Trials 2024; 25:88. [PMID: 38279184 PMCID: PMC10811883 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-07909-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Respiratory viral illness (RVI)-e.g., influenza, COVID-19-is a serious threat in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Standard infection control measures are suboptimal in LTC facilities because of residents' cognitive impairments, care needs, and susceptibility to loneliness and mental illness. Further, LTC residents living with high degrees of frailty who contract RVIs often develop the so-called atypical symptoms (e.g., delirium, worse mobility) instead of typical cough and fever, delaying infection diagnosis and treatment. Although far-UVC (222 nm) light devices have shown potent antiviral activity in vitro, clinical efficacy remains unproven. METHODS Following a study to assay acceptability at each site, this multicenter, double-blinded, cluster-randomized, placebo-controlled trial aims to assess whether far-UVC light devices impact the incidence of RVIs in LTC facilities. Neighborhoods within LTC facilities are randomized to receive far-UVC light devices (222 nm) or identical placebo light devices that emit only visible spectrum light (400-700 nm) in common areas. All residents are monitored for RVIs using both a standard screening protocol and a novel screening protocol that target atypical symptoms. The 3-year incidence of RVIs will be compared using intention-to-treat analysis. A cost-consequence analysis will follow. DISCUSSION This trial aims to inform decisions about whether to implement far-UVC light in LTC facilities for RVI prevention. The trial design features align with this pragmatic intent. Appropriate additional ethical protections have been implemented to mitigate participant vulnerabilities that arise from conducting this study. Knowledge dissemination will be supported through media engagement, peer-reviewed presentations, and publications. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05084898. October 20, 2021.
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- Hayden P Nix
- Geriatric Medicine Research, Halifax, NS, Canada.
- Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
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- Research, Innovation and Discovery, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Research Methods Unit, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Research, Innovation and Discovery, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Research, Innovation and Discovery, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Research Methods Unit, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Geriatric Medicine Research, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Division of Rheumatology, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Research, Innovation and Discovery, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Medical Research Council Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University College London, University College London, London, UK
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Frailty & Elder Care Network, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Demirtakan T, Cakmak F, Ipekci A, Akdeniz YS, Biberoglu S, Ikızceli I, Ozkan S. Clinical assessment and short-term mortality prediction of older adults with altered mental status using RASS and 4AT tools. Am J Emerg Med 2024; 75:14-21. [PMID: 37897915 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Altered mental status (AMS) in older adults is a common reason for admission to emergency departments (EDs) and usually results from delirium, stupor, or coma. It is important to proficiently identify underlying factors and anticipate clinical outcomes for those patients. AIM The primary objective of this study was to reveal and compare the clinical outcomes and etiologic factors of older patients with delirium, stupor, and coma. The secondary objective was to identify the 30-day mortality risk for those patients. METHOD The study was conducted as prospective and observational research. We included patients aged 65 years and older who presented with new-onset neurological and cognitive symptoms or worsening in baseline mental status. Patients who presented no change in their baseline mental status within 48 h and those who needed urgent interventions were excluded. Selected patients were assessed using RASS and 4AT tools and classified into three groups: stupor/coma, delirium, and no stupor/coma or delirium (no-SCD). Appropriate statistical tests were applied to compare these 3 groups. The 30-day mortality risks were identified by Cox survival analysis and Kaplan-Meier curve. RESULTS A total of 236 patients were eligible for the study. Based on their RASS and 4AT test scores: 56 (23.7%), 94 (40.6%), and 86 (36.4%) patients formed the stupor/coma, delirium and no-SCD groups, respectively. There was no statistical difference in the three groups for gender, mean age, and medical comorbidities. Neurological (34.7%), infectious (19.4%), and respiratory (19.0%) diseases were the leading factors for AMS. Post-hoc tests showed that CCI scores of the delirium (6, IQR = 3) and stupor/coma (7, IQR = 3) groups were not significantly different. The 30-day mortality rates of stupor/coma, delirium, and no-SCD groups were 42.%, 15.9%, and 12.8%, respectively (p < 0.005). The hazard ratio of the stupor/coma group was 2.79 (CI: 95%, 1.36-5.47, p = 0.005). CONCLUSION AMS remains a significant clinical challenge in EDs. Using the RASS and 4AT tests provides benefits and advantages for emergency medicine physicians. Neurological, infectious, and respiratory diseases can lead to life-threatening mental deterioration. Our study revealed that long-term mortality predictor CCI scores were quite similar among patients with delirium, stupor, or coma. However, the short-term mortality was significantly increased in the stupor/coma patients and they had 2.8 times higher 30-day mortality risk than others.
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- Turker Demirtakan
- Emergency Department, University of Health Science, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Emergency Department, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Emergency Department, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Emergency Department, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Emergency Department, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Emergency Department, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Emergency Department, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Lozano-Vicario L, Robles-Raya MJ, Del Val-Lafaja A, Cancio-Trujillo JM, Sánchez-García E, García-Meana J, Ferrara MC, Bellelli G, Gual N. [Multicenter cross-sectional study on the prevalence of delirium in orthogeriatric units: «DELFRA 24 study» protocol]. Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol 2024; 59:101431. [PMID: 37918323 DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2023.101431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Delirium is the most common perioperative complication in older adults with hip fracture (HF), leading to a catastrophic impact on their functional recovery and cognitive status. Currently, the true prevalence of this syndrome is unknown as its detection and management are not standardized in clinical practice. METHODS A multicenter observational cross-sectional study will be conducted nationwide, involving different orthogeriatric units in Spain. The prevalence of delirium will be assessed using the 4AT scale, along with its characteristics and its relationship with other geriatric syndromes, sociodemographic variables, surgical characteristics, and laboratory parameters. RESULTS Data collection is scheduled to take place on World Delirium Day (Wednesday, March 13, 2024), and therefore, the results are expected during the second or third quarter of 2024. CONCLUSIONS Understanding the real prevalence and characteristics of delirium in older adults with HF could contribute to the development of strategies for its detection and management, reducing the impact of its consequences.
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- Lucía Lozano-Vicario
- Grupo de trabajo de Delirium de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología (SEGG); Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España.
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- Grupo de trabajo de Delirium de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología (SEGG); Servicio de Geriatría, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, España
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- Grupo de trabajo de Delirium de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología (SEGG); Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, España
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- Grupo de trabajo de Delirium de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología (SEGG); Servicio de Geriatría y Cuidados Paliativos, Centro de Salud El Carme Badalona Servicios Asistenciales, Badalona, Barcelona, España
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- Grupo de trabajo de Delirium de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología (SEGG); Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España
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- Grupo de trabajo de Delirium de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología (SEGG); Unidad del Paciente Crónico Complejo, Hospital General Universitario Santa María del Rosell, Cartagena, Murcia, España
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- Grupo de trabajo de Delirium de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología (SEGG); Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili, Barcelona, España; Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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Meldon S, Saxena S, Hashmi A, Masciarelli McFarland A, Muir M, Delgado F, Briskin I. Impact of Geriatric Consult Evaluations on Hospital Admission Rates for Older Adults. West J Emerg Med 2024; 25:86-93. [PMID: 38205989 PMCID: PMC10777177 DOI: 10.5811/westjem.60664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Introduction We examined the impact of a geriatric consult program in the emergency department (ED) and an ED observation geriatric care unit (GCU) setting on hospital admission rates for older ED patients. Methods We performed a retrospective case control study from June 1-August 31, 2019 (pre-program) to September 24, 2019-January 31, 2020 (post-program). Post-program geriatric consults were readily available in the ED and required in the GCU setting. Hospital admission rates (outcome) are reported for patients who received a geriatric consult evaluation (intervention). We analyzed probability of admission using a mixed-effects logistic regression model that included age, gender, recent ED visit, Charlson Comorbidity Index, referral to ED observation, and geriatric consult evaluation as predictor variables. Results A total of 9,663 geriatric ED encounters occurred, 4,042 pre-program and 5,621 post-program. Overall, ED admission rates for geriatric patients were similar pre- and post-program (44.8% vs 43.9%, P = 0.39). Of 243 geriatric consults, 149 (61.3%) occurred in the GCU. Overall admission rates post-program for patients receiving geriatric intervention were significantly lower compared to pre-program (23.4% vs 44.9%, P < 0.001). Post-program GCU hospital admission rates were significantly lower than pre-program ED observation unit admission rates (14/149, 9.4%, vs 111/477, 23.3%, P < 0.001). In the logistic regression model, admissions post-program were lower when a geriatric consult evaluation occurred (odds ratio [OR] 0.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.41-0.83). Hospital admissions for older ED observation patients were also significantly decreased when a geriatric consult was obtained (GCU vs pre-program ED observation unit; OR 0.27, 95% CI 0.14-0.50). Conclusion Geriatric consult evaluations were associated with significantly lower rates of hospital admission and persisted when controlled for age, gender, comorbidities, and ED observation unit placement. This model may allow healthcare systems to decrease potentially avoidable hospital admission rates in older ED patients.
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- Stephen Meldon
- Cleveland Clinic Emergency Services Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Center for Geriatric Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Center for Geriatric Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Emergency Services Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland, Ohio
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Swarbrick C, Poulton T, Martin P, Partridge J, Moppett IK. Study protocol for a national observational cohort investigating frailty, delirium and multimorbidity in older surgical patients: the third Sprint National Anaesthesia Project (SNAP 3). BMJ Open 2023; 13:e076803. [PMID: 38135325 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Older surgical patients are more likely to be living with frailty and multimorbidity and experience postoperative complications. The management of these conditions in the perioperative pathway is evolving. In order to support objective decision-making for patients, services and national guidance, accurate, contemporary data are needed to describe the impact and associations between frailty, multimorbidity and healthcare processes with patient and service-level outcomes. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The study is comprised of an observational cohort study of approximately 7500 patients; an organisational survey of perioperative services and a clinician survey of the unplanned, medical workload generated from older surgical patients. The cohort will consist of patients who are 60 years and older, undergoing a surgical procedure during a 5-day recruitment period in participating UK hospitals. Participants will be assessed for baseline frailty and multimorbidity; postoperative morbidity including delirium; and quality of life. Data linkage will provide additional details about individuals, their admission and mortality.The study's primary outcome is length of stay, other outcome measures include incidence of postoperative morbidity and delirium; readmission, mortality and quality of life. The cohort's incidence of frailty, multimorbidity and delirium will be estimated using 95% CIs. Their relationships with outcome measures will be examined using unadjusted and adjusted multilevel regression analyses. Choice of covariates in the adjusted models will be prespecified, based on directed acyclic graphs.A parallel study is planned to take place in Australia in 2022. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study has received approval from the Scotland A Research Ethics Committee and Wales Research Ethics Committee 7.This work hopes to influence the development of services and guidelines. We will publish our findings in peer-reviewed journals and provide summary documents to our participants, sites, healthcare policy-makers and the public. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN67043129.
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- Claire Swarbrick
- Anaesthesia & Critical Care, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Anaesthesia, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine, and Pain Medicine, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Critical Care, University College London, London, UK
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- Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Division of Health and Social Care Research, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Ageing and Health, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Anaesthesia & Critical Care, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Anaesthesia, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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Mei X, Liu YH, Han YQ, Zheng CY. Risk factors, preventive interventions, overlapping symptoms, and clinical measures of delirium in elderly patients. World J Psychiatry 2023; 13:973-984. [PMID: 38186721 PMCID: PMC10768493 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i12.973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Delirium is an acute reversible neuropsychiatric syndrome caused by multiple factors. It is associated with many adverse clinical outcomes including cognitive impairment, functional decline, prolonged hospitalization, and increased nursing service. The prevalence of delirium was high in department of cardiology, geriatric, and intensive care unit of hospital. With the increase in the aged population, further increases in delirium seem likely. However, it remains poorly recognized in the clinical practice. This article comprehensively discusses the latest research perspectives on the epidemiological data, risk factors, preventive interventions, overlapping symptoms, and clinical measures of delirium, including specific measures to manage delirium in clinical real-world situations. This article helps readers improve their knowledge and understanding of delirium and helps clinicians quickly identify and implement timely therapeutic measures to address various delirium subtypes that occur in the clinical settings to ensure patients are treated as aggressively as possible.
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- Xi Mei
- Department of Psychiatry, Ningo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ningo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ningo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ningo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang Province, China
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Ditzel FL, Hut SCA, van den Boogaard M, Boonstra M, Leijten FSS, Wils EJ, van Nesselrooij T, Kromkamp M, Rood PJT, Röder C, Bouvy PF, Coesmans M, Osse RJ, Pop-Purceleanu M, van Dellen E, Krulder JWM, Milisen K, Faaij R, Vondeling AM, Kamper AM, van Munster BC, de Jonghe A, Winters MAM, van der Ploeg J, van der Zwaag S, Koek DHL, Drenth-van Maanen CAC, Beishuizen A, van den Bos DM, Cahn W, Schuit E, Slooter AJC. DeltaScan for the Assessment of Acute Encephalopathy and Delirium in ICU and non-ICU Patients, a Prospective Cross-Sectional Multicenter Validation Study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2023:S1064-7481(23)00499-2. [PMID: 38171949 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To measure the diagnostic accuracy of DeltaScan: a portable real-time brain state monitor for identifying delirium, a manifestation of acute encephalopathy (AE) detectable by polymorphic delta activity (PDA) in single-channel electroencephalograms (EEGs). DESIGN Prospective cross-sectional study. SETTING Six Intensive Care Units (ICU's) and 17 non-ICU departments, including a psychiatric department across 10 Dutch hospitals. PARTICIPANTS 494 patients, median age 75 (IQR:64-87), 53% male, 46% in ICUs, 29% delirious. MEASUREMENTS DeltaScan recorded 4-minute EEGs, using an algorithm to select the first 96 seconds of artifact-free data for PDA detection. This algorithm was trained and calibrated on two independent datasets. METHODS Initial validation of the algorithm for AE involved comparing its output with an expert EEG panel's visual inspection. The primary objective was to assess DeltaScan's accuracy in identifying delirium against a delirium expert panel's consensus. RESULTS DeltaScan had a 99% success rate, rejecting 6 of the 494 EEG's due to artifacts. Performance showed and an Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (AUC) of 0.86 (95% CI: 0.83-0.90) for AE (sensitivity: 0.75, 95%CI=0.68-0.81, specificity: 0.87 95%CI=0.83-0.91. The AUC was 0.71 for delirium (95%CI=0.66-0.75, sensitivity: 0.61 95%CI=0.52-0.69, specificity: 72, 95%CI=0.67-0.77). Our validation aim was an NPV for delirium above 0.80 which proved to be 0.82 (95%CI: 0.77-0.86). Among 84 non-delirious psychiatric patients, DeltaScan differentiated delirium from other disorders with a 94% (95%CI: 87-98%) specificity. CONCLUSIONS DeltaScan can diagnose AE at bedside and shows a clear relationship with clinical delirium. Further research is required to explore its role in predicting delirium-related outcomes.
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- Fienke L Ditzel
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (FLD, SCAH, MB, DMB, AJCS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (FLD, SCAH, MB, DMB, AJCS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine (MB, PJTR), Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (FLD, SCAH, MB, DMB, AJCS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (FSSL), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care (E-JW), Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (TN, MK, CR, ED, WC, AJCS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (TN, MK, CR, ED, WC, AJCS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine (MB, PJTR), Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; HAN University of Applied Sciences (PJTR), School of Health Studies, Research Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (TN, MK, CR, ED, WC, AJCS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry (PFB, MC, RJO), Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry (PFB, MC, RJO), Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry (PFB, MC, RJO), Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry (MP-P), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (TN, MK, CR, ED, WC, AJCS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (ED, AJCS), UZ Brussel and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Geriatrics (JWMK), Franciscus Gasthuis&Vlietland, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care (KM), Academic Center for Nursing and Midwifery, Katholieke Univerisiteit Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Geriatric Medicine (KM), University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Geriatrics (RF, AMV), Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics (RF, AMV), Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics (AK, MAMW, JP, SZ), Isala, Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Geriatrics (BCM), University Center of Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Center of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Alzheimer Center Groningen (BCM), Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics (AK, MAMW, JP, SZ), Isala, Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics (DHLK, CACDM), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatrics (DHLK, CACDM), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine (AB), Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (FLD, SCAH, MB, DMB, AJCS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (TN, MK, CR, ED, WC, AJCS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (ES), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (FLD, SCAH, MB, DMB, AJCS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry and UMC Utrecht Brain Center (TN, MK, CR, ED, WC, AJCS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (ED, AJCS), UZ Brussel and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Oldham MA, Weber MT. The phenotype of delirium based on a close reading of diagnostic criteria. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2023; 38:e6046. [PMID: 38146182 PMCID: PMC10763520 DOI: 10.1002/gps.6046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Although delirium is well known to acute care clinicians, the features required for its diagnosis and how to understand and operationalize them remain sticking points in the field. To clarify the delirium phenotype, we present a close reading of past and current sets of delirium diagnostic criteria. METHODS We first differentiate the delirium syndrome (i.e., features evaluated at bedside) from additional criteria required for diagnosis. Next, we align related features across diagnostic systems and examine them in context to determine intent. Where criteria are ambiguous, we review common delirium instruments to illustrate how they have been interpreted. RESULTS An acute disturbance in attention is universally attested across diagnostic systems. A second core feature denotes confusion and has been included across systems as disturbance in awareness, impaired consciousness, and thought disorganization. This feature may be better understood as a disturbance in thought clarity and operationalized in terms of neuropsychological domains thereby clearly linking it to global neurocognitive disturbance. Altered level of activity describes a third core feature, including motor and sleep/wake cycle disturbances. Excluding stupor (wherein mental content cannot be assessed due to reduced arousal) from delirium, as in DSM-5-TR, is appropriate for a psychiatric diagnosis, but the brain injury exclusion in ICD-11 is unjustified. CONCLUSIONS The delirium phenotype involves a disturbance in attention, qualitative thought clarity, and quantitative activity level, including in relation to expected sleep/wake cycles. Future diagnostic systems should include a severity threshold and specify that delirium diagnosis refers to a 24-h period.
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- Mark A. Oldham
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center
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Falk A, Stenman M, Kåhlin J, Hultgren R, Nymark C. Suffering in silence - Cardiac surgery patients recalling hypoactive delirium a qualitative descriptive study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2023; 79:103493. [PMID: 37480700 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Postoperative delirium affects up to 50% of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Delirium phenotypes are commonly divided into hyperactive and hypoactive, with hypoactive symptoms (reduced motor activity and withdrawal) often being overlooked due to their discreet character. Although the consequences of hypoactive delirium are severe, studies focusing on patients' experiences of hypoactive delirium are scarce. The aim of the study was to describe cardiac surgery patients' experiences of hypoactive delirium. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY/DESIGN We used qualitative descriptive semi-structured interviews with an inductive, latent approach. Twelve patients with hypoactive symptoms of delirium after cardiac surgery were purposefully selected. Interview data were analysed by qualitative content analysis. FINDINGS Two themes based on eight sub-themes emerged. "Dream or reality in parallel worlds" included disturbing experiences of existing in parallel realities with cognitive effects, residual nightmares, and illusions that occasionally persisted after hospital discharge. "Managing the state of hypoactive delirium" included experiences of intellectually dealing with hypoactive delirium with assumptions of causes and cures, and through interactions like communicating with others. CONCLUSION Participants experienced hypoactive delirium as extensive and long-lasting with perceptions of existing in parallel realities. The findings emphasize the need for healthcare professionals to have expertise in hypoactive delirium and its fluctuating course, as the delirium of many patients may be undetected and undiagnosed. Improving the use of screening tools for clinical practice is essential for the detection of hypoactive delirium, and a person-centred approach is needed to properly care for this group of patients. IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE The challenges in the recognition of hypoactive delirium need to be emphasized because the syndrome is still overlooked. The use of screening tools in clinical practice is essential. A person-centred approach supports relationships between delirious patients and healthcare professionals.
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- Anna Falk
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, L1:00, Anna Steckséns gata 53, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Function E7:67, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, L1:00, Anna Steckséns gata 53, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Function E7:67, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Function E7:67, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Biomedicum, Solnavägen 9, SE-171 65 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, L1:00, Anna Steckséns gata 53, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Vascular Surgery, C9:27, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels allé 23, SE-141 52 Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Davies N, West E, Smith EM, Vickerstaff V, Manthorpe J, Shah M, Rait G, Wilcock J, Ward J, Sampson EL. Development of a decision-support framework to support professionals and promote comfort among older hospital inpatients living with dementia. Health Expect 2023; 27:e13922. [PMID: 38010078 PMCID: PMC10757206 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute hospital wards can be difficult places for many people living with dementia. Promoting comfort and wellbeing can be challenging in this environment. There is little evidence-based support for professionals working on acute care wards on how to respond to distress and maximise comfort and wellbeing among patients living with dementia. OBJECTIVES Our overall aim was to codesign an evidence-based easy-to-use heuristic decision-support framework, which was acceptable and practical but acknowledges the complex and acute nature of caring for patients with dementia in the hospital. This paper presents the development process and resulting framework. METHODS A codesign study was informed by data from (1) a literature review of the care and management of people living with dementia in acute hospitals; (2) a cohort study of comfort and discomfort in people with dementia in acute hospitals; and (3) interviews with family carers and health care professionals. We synthesised evidence from these data sources and presented to key stakeholders through codesign meetings and workshops to produce our decision-support framework. RESULTS The framework consists of a series of flowcharts and operates using a three-stage process of: (1) assess comfort/discomfort; (2) consider causes of discomfort; and (3) address patient needs to manage the discomfort. CONCLUSION Working with key stakeholders, synthesising diverse quantitative and qualitative evidence to build a clinical framework is a feasible approach to help address the needs of patients living with dementia in an acute hospital setting. The result is a framework which is now ready for evaluation and implementation. PATIENT AND PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION We worked closely with people living with dementia and family carers throughout this study, including the development of the study protocol with input on study development and design, through to inclusion in stakeholder workshops and codesign of the decision support framework.
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- Nathan Davies
- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Centre for Ageing Population Studies, Royal Free CampusUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Marie Curie Palliative Care Research DepartmentUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS TrustLondonUK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Centre for Ageing Population Studies, Royal Free CampusUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- NIHR Applied Research Collaborative (ARC) South LondonKing's College London, StrandLondonUK
- NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care WorkforceKing's College London, StrandLondonUK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Centre for Ageing Population Studies, Royal Free CampusUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Centre for Ageing Population Studies, Royal Free CampusUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Centre for Ageing Population Studies, Royal Free CampusUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Patient and Public Involvement RepresentativeLonodnUK
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- Marie Curie Palliative Care Research DepartmentUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Royal London HospitalEast London NHS Foundation TrustLondonUK
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Kodama L, Woldemariam S, Tang A, Li Y, Oskotsky T, Raphael E, Sirota M. Sex-stratified phenotyping of comorbidities associated with an inpatient delirium diagnosis using real world data. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.11.02.23297925. [PMID: 37961487 PMCID: PMC10635265 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.02.23297925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Delirium is a heterogeneous and detrimental mental condition often seen in older, hospitalized patients and is currently hard to predict. In this study, we leverage large-scale, real- world data using the electronic health records (EHR) to identify two cohorts comprised of 7,492 UCSF patients and 19,417 UC health system patients (excluding UCSF patients) with an inpatient delirium diagnosis and the same number of propensity score-matched control patients without delirium. We found significant associations between comorbidities or laboratory test values and an inpatient delirium diagnosis which were validated independently. Most of these associations were those previously-identified as risk factors for delirium, including metabolic abnormalities, mental health diagnoses, and infections. Some of the associations were sex- specific, including those related to dementia subtypes and infections. We further explored the diagnostic associations with anemia and bipolar disorder by conducting longitudinal analyses from the time of first diagnosis of the risk factor to development of delirium demonstrating a significant relationship across time. Finally, we show that an inpatient delirium diagnosis leads to dramatic increases in mortality outcome across both cohorts. These results demonstrate the powerful application of leveraging EHR data to shed insights into prior diagnoses and laboratory test values that could help predict development of inpatient delirium and emphasize the importance of considering patient demographic characteristics including documented sex when making these assessments. One Sentence Summary Longitudinal analysis of electronic health record data reveals associations between inpatient delirium, comorbidities, and mortality.
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Gandossi CM, Zambon A, Ferrara MC, Tassistro E, Castoldi G, Colombo F, Mussi C, Martini E, Sergi G, Coin A, Zatti G, Trevisan C, Volpato S, Ungar A, Bellelli G. Frailty and post-operative delirium influence on functional status in patients with hip fracture: the GIOG 2.0 study. Aging Clin Exp Res 2023; 35:2499-2506. [PMID: 37542601 PMCID: PMC10628048 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-023-02522-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study analyzes the effect of frailty and Post-Operative Delirium (POD) on the functional status at hospital discharge and at 4-month follow-up in patients with hip fracture (HF). METHODS Multicenter prospective observational study of older patients with HF admitted to 12 Italian Orthogeriatric centers (July 2019-August 2022). POD was assessed using the 4AT. A 26-item Frailty Index (FI) was created using data collected on admission. The outcome measures were Cumulated Ambulation Score (CAS) ≤ 2 at discharge and a telephone-administered CAS ≤ 2 after 4 months. Poisson regression models were used to assess the effect of frailty and POD on outcomes. RESULTS 984 patients (median age 84 years, IQR = 79-89) were recruited: 480 (48.7%) were frail at admission, 311 (31.6%) developed POD, and 158 (15.6%) had both frailty and POD. In a robust Poisson regression, frailty alone (Relative Risk, RR = 1.56, 95% Confidence Intervals, CI 1.19-2.04, p = 0.001) and its combination with POD (RR = 2.57, 95% CI 2.02-3.26, p < 0.001) were associated with poor functional status at discharge. At 4-month follow-up, the combination of frailty with POD (RR 3.65, 95% CI 1.85-7.2, p < 0.001) increased the risk of poor outcome more than frailty alone (RR 2.38, 95% CI 1.21-4.66, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS POD development exacerbates the negative effect that frailty exerts on functional outcomes in HF patients.
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Biostatistics Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Bicocca Center of Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Bioimaging (B4 Centre), School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- Orthopedic Unit, Carate Brianza Hospital, ASST Brianza, Vimercate, MB, Italy
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- Orthopedic Unit, Carate Brianza Hospital, ASST Brianza, Vimercate, MB, Italy
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- Orthogeriatric Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Orthogeriatric Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy
- Orthopedic Unit, IRCCS S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- Orthogeriatric Unit, Arcispedale S. Anna, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- Orthogeriatric Unit, Arcispedale S. Anna, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Geriatrics and Intensive Care Unit, University of Florence and AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy.
- Orthogeriatric Unit, IRCCS San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
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Yan E, Veitch M, Saripella A, Alhamdah Y, Butris N, Tang-Wai DF, Tartaglia MC, Nagappa M, Englesakis M, He D, Chung F. Association between postoperative delirium and adverse outcomes in older surgical patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Anesth 2023; 90:111221. [PMID: 37515876 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence of postoperative delirium and its outcomes in older non-cardiac surgical patients. DESIGN A systematic review and meta-analysis with multiple databases searched from inception to February 22, 2022. SETTING Postoperative assessments. PATIENTS Non-cardiac and non-neurological surgical patients aged ≥60 years with and without postoperative delirium. Included studies must report ≥1 postoperative outcome. Studies with a small sample size (N < 100 subjects) were excluded. MEASUREMENTS Outcomes comprised the pooled incidence of postoperative delirium and its postoperative outcomes, including mortality, complications, unplanned intensive care unit admissions, length of stay, and non-home discharge. For dichotomous and continuous outcomes, OR and difference in means were computed, respectively, with a 95% CI. MAIN RESULTS Fifty-four studies (20,988 patients, 31 elective studies, 23 emergency studies) were included. The pooled incidence of postoperative delirium was 19% (95% CI: 16%, 23%) after elective surgery and 32% (95% CI: 25%, 39%) after emergency surgery. In elective surgery, postoperative delirium was associated with increased mortality at 1-month (OR: 6.60; 95% CI: 1.58, 27.66), 6-month (OR: 5.69; 95% CI: 2.33, 13.88), and 1-year (OR: 2.87; 95% CI: 1.63, 5.06). The odds of postoperative complications, unplanned intensive care unit admissions, prolonged length of hospital stay, and non-home discharge were also higher in delirium cases. In emergency surgery, patients with postoperative delirium had greater odds of mortality at 1-month (OR: 3.56; 95% CI: 1.77, 7.15), 6-month (OR: 2.60; 95% CI: 1.88, 3.61), and 1-year (OR: 2.30; 95% CI: 1.77, 3.00). CONCLUSIONS Postoperative delirium was associated with higher odds of mortality, postoperative complications, unplanned intensive care unit admissions, length of hospital stay, and non-home discharge. Prevention and perioperative management of delirium may optimize surgical outcomes.
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- Ellene Yan
- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Library & Information Services, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Lee S, Howard MA, Han JH. Delirium and Delirium Prevention in the Emergency Department. Clin Geriatr Med 2023; 39:535-551. [PMID: 37798064 DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2023.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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This article covers the epidemiology of delirium and the overlapping condition of altered mental status and encephalopathy that is relevant to those who practice in the emergency department.
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- Sangil Lee
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 312 Oxford House, Nashville, TN 37232-4700, USA; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, 1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212-2637, USA
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O'Brien A, Hopkins J, Boardman G, Stanley G, Daly P, Martin L, Wood F. A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of delirium in burn injury compared to other surgical specialities. Burns 2023; 49:1676-1687. [PMID: 37821275 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2023.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Delirium is an acute cerebral disorder characterised by a disturbance in cognition, attention, and awareness. Often, it's undiagnosed and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. For burn patients, the reported prevalence ranges from 16% to 39%, with a multifactorial aetiology, increasing when intensive care is required. A direct comparison of delirium between surgical specialities has not been made. AIM 1. To audit the use of the 4AT for those who become delirious during their stay. 2. Assess the proportion of patients diagnosed with delirium during hospitalisation by surgical specialities. 3. Identification of the factors associated with delirium in surgical patients. METHODS Investigators at a single centre conducted a two-phase study. An initial retrospective audit of delirious patients under burns, general, and orthopaedic specialities over 16months, as defined by ICD-10 coding, identified compliance screening with the 4 A's Test. This informed the design of a retrospective, observational cohort study to compare factors associated with delirium and statistical comparison between four specialities to identify delirium-associated factor, where an analysis corrects for age. RESULTS 37% of patients with an ICD-10 code indicating delirium had a 4AT test completed. Speciality, number of operations, LOS, ICU hours, age, and discharge destination were all statistically significant independent variables. When all other variables were equal, burns had the highest predicted probability of delirium diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS Further analysis to identify and diagnose across the specialties is required. From a patient viewpoint, their LOS, ICU hours, and operations are increased for patients coded as delirious compared to non-delirious across the specialities. On a hospital level, the mean difference in cost for a delirious compared to a non-delirious patient is AU$9317. Despite the low incidence of delirium amongst the observed specialities, burns patients were most likely to develop delirium when demographic and clinical profiles were the same, and were more likely to develop delirium at a younger age and if in ICU.
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- Aoife O'Brien
- Burns Service of Western Australia, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Western Australia, Australia.
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- Service 4, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group, Western Australia, Australia
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- Research Support and Development Unit, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Western Australia, Australia
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- Burns Service of Western Australia, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Western Australia, Australia; Burn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Burns Service of Western Australia, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Western Australia, Australia
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- Burn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Burns Service of Western Australia, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Western Australia, Australia; Burn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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Ihle‐Hansen H, Johnsen N, Jankowiak T, Hagberg G, Walle‐Hansen MM, Landgraff I, Høvik G, Graven E, Myrstad M. Delirium screening in a stroke unit by nurses using 4AT: Results from a quality improvement project. Nurs Open 2023; 10:7431-7436. [PMID: 37209412 PMCID: PMC10563406 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023] Open
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AIM To assess the feasibility of delirium screening with the screening tool 4AT conducted by stroke unit nurses. DESIGN Observational. METHODS Patients with confirmed acute stroke admitted to the stroke unit at Baerum Hospital, Norway, from March to October 2020, were consecutively recruited. Nurses performed delirium screening using the rapid screening tool 4AT within 24 h of admission, at discharge and when delirium was suspected, and filled out a questionnaire assessing their experiences with the delirium screening. A geriatrician validated the delirium diagnosis. RESULTS In all, 62 patients were included, mean age 73.3 years. 4AT was performed according to protocol in 49 (79.0%) and 39 (62.9%) patients at admission and discharge respectively. Lack of time (40%) was reported as the most common reason for not performing delirium screening. The nurses reported that the felt competent to carry out the 4AT screening, and did not experience it as significant extra workload. Five patients (8%) were diagnosed with delirium. Delirium screening performed by stroke unit nurses seemed feasible and the nurses experienced that 4AT was a useful tool for this purpose.
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- Håkon Ihle‐Hansen
- Department of Medicine, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
- Department of Medical Research, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
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- Department of Medicine, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
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- Department of Medicine, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
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- Department of Medical Research, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
- Department of NeurologyOslo University HospitalUllevålNorway
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- Department of Medical Research, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
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- Department of Medicine, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
- Department of Medical Research, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
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- Department of Medicine, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
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- Department of Medicine, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
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- Department of Medicine, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
- Department of Medical Research, Bærum HospitalVestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammenNorway
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Conneely M, Leahy S, O’Connor M, Corey G, Gabr A, Saleh A, Okpaje B, O’ Shaughnessy Í, Synnott A, McCarthy A, Holmes A, Robinson K, Ryan L, Griffin A, Barry L, Trépel D, Ryan D, Galvin R. A Physiotherapy-Led Transition to Home Intervention for Older Adults Following Emergency Department Discharge: A Pilot Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial (ED PLUS). Clin Interv Aging 2023; 18:1769-1788. [PMID: 37901478 PMCID: PMC10612516 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s413961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Background Older adults frequently attend the emergency department (ED) and experience high rates of subsequent adverse outcomes including functional decline, ED re-presentation and unplanned hospital admission. The development of effective interventions to prevent such outcomes is a key priority for research and service provision. Our aim was to evaluate the feasibility of a physiotherapy-led integrated care intervention for older adults discharged from the ED (ED PLUS). Patients and Methods Older adults presenting to the ED of a university teaching hospital with undifferentiated medical complaints and discharged within 72 hours were computer randomised in a ratio of 1:1:1 to deliver usual care, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) in the ED, or ED PLUS. ED PLUS is an evidence-based and stakeholder-informed intervention to bridge the care transition between the ED and community by initiating a CGA in the ED and implementing a six-week, multi-component, self-management programme in the patient's home. Feasibility and acceptability were assessed quantitatively and qualitatively. All clinical and process outcomes were assessed by a research nurse blinded to group allocation. Data analyses were primarily descriptive. Results Twenty-nine participants were recruited indicating a 67% recruitment rate. At 6 months, there was 100% retention in the usual care group, 88% in the CGA group and 90% in the ED PLUS group. ED PLUS participants expressed positive feedback, and there was a trend towards improved function and quality of life and less ED revisits and unscheduled hospitalisations in the ED PLUS group. Conclusion ED PLUS bridges the transition of care between the index visit to the ED and the community and is feasible using systematic recruitment strategies. Despite recruitment challenges in the context of COVID-19, the intervention was successfully delivered and well received by participants. There was a lower incidence of functional decline and improved quality of life in the ED PLUS group. Trial Registration The trial was registered in Clinical Trials Protocols and Results System as of 21st July 2021, with registration number NCT04983602.
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- Mairéad Conneely
- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition, School of Science & Computing, Atlantic Technological University, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Trinity Institute of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Limerick EM Education Research Training (ALERT), Emergency Department, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Department of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition, School of Science & Computing, Atlantic Technological University, Galway, Ireland
- Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Trinity Institute of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Limerick EM Education Research Training (ALERT), Emergency Department, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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Khalifa C, Lenoir C, Robert A, Watremez C, Kahn D, Mastrobuoni S, Aphram G, Ivanoiu A, Bonhomme V, Mouraux A, Momeni M. Intra-operative electroencephalogram frontal alpha-band spectral analysis and postoperative delirium in cardiac surgery: A prospective cohort study. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2023; 40:777-787. [PMID: 37551153 DOI: 10.1097/eja.0000000000001895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative delirium (POD) remains a frequent complication after cardiac surgery, with pre-operative cognitive status being one of the main predisposing factors. However, performing complete pre-operative neuropsychological testing is challenging. The magnitude of frontal electroencephalographic (EEG) α oscillations during general anaesthesia has been related to pre-operative cognition and could constitute a functional marker for brain vulnerability. OBJECTIVE We hypothesised that features of intra-operative α-band activity could predict the occurrence of POD. DESIGN Single-centre prospective observational study. SETTING University hospital, from 15 May 2019 to 15 December 2021. PATIENTS Adult patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pre-operative cognitive status was assessed by neuropsychological tests and scored as a global z score. A 5-min EEG recording was obtained 30 min after induction of anaesthesia. Anaesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane. Power and peak frequency in the α-band were extracted from the frequency spectra. POD was assessed using the Confusion Assessment Method for Intensive Care Unit, the Confusion Assessment Method and a chart review. RESULTS Sixty-five (29.5%) of 220 patients developed POD. Delirious patients were significantly older with median [IQR] ages of 74 [64 to 79] years vs. 67 [59 to 74] years; P < 0.001) and had lower pre-operative cognitive z scores (-0.52 ± 1.14 vs. 0.21 ± 0.84; P < 0.001). Mean α power (-14.03 ± 4.61 dB vs. -11.59 ± 3.37 dB; P < 0.001) and maximum α power (-11.36 ± 5.28 dB vs. -8.85 ± 3.90 dB; P < 0.001) were significantly lower in delirious patients. Intra-operative mean α power was significantly associated with the probability of developing POD (adjusted odds ratio, 0.88; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.81 to 0.96; P = 0.007), independently of age and only whenever cognitive status was not considered. CONCLUSION A lower intra-operative frontal α-band power is associated with a higher incidence of POD after cardiac surgery. Intra-operative measures of α power could constitute a means of identifying patients at risk of this complication. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT03706989.
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- Céline Khalifa
- From the Department of Anaesthesiology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) (CK, CW, DK, MM), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) (CK, AR, CW, DK, SM, GA, MM), Institute of Neuroscience (IoNS), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) (CK, CL, CW, AI, AM, MM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) (AR), Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) (SM, GA), Department of Neurology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Brussels (AI), Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Liège University Hospital (VB) and Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Neuroscience Laboratory, GIGA-Consciousness Thematic Unit, GIGA-Research, Liege University, Liege, Belgium (VB)
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Poulin TG, Jaworska N, Stelfox HT, Fiest KM, Moss SJ. Clinical practice guideline recommendations for diagnosis and management of anxiety and depression in hospitalized adults with delirium: a systematic review. Syst Rev 2023; 12:174. [PMID: 37749654 PMCID: PMC10519074 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-023-02339-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Delirium commonly occurs in hospitalized adults. Psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can co-occur with delirium, and can be recognized and managed by clinicians using recommendations found in methodological guiding statements called Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). The specific aims of this review were to: [1] synthesize CPG recommendations for the diagnosis and management of anxiety, depression, and PTSD in adults with delirium in acute care; and [2] identify recent published literature in addition to those identified and reported in a 2017 review on delirium CPG recommendations and quality. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and 21 sites on the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies listed in the Health Grey Matters Lite tool were searched from inception to February 12, 2021. Selected CPGs focused on delirium in acute care, were endorsed by an international scientific society or governmental organization, and contained at least one recommendation for the diagnosis or management of delirium. Two reviewers independently extracted data in duplicate and independently assessed CPG quality using the AGREE-II tool. Narrative synthesis of CPG recommendations was conducted. RESULTS Title and abstract screening was completed on 7611 records. Full-text review was performed on 197 CPGs. The final review included 27 CPGs of which 7 (26%) provided recommendations for anxiety (4/7, 57%), depression (5/7, 71%), and PTSD (1/7, 14%) in delirium. Twenty CPGs provided recommendations for delirium only (e.g., assess patient regularly, avoid use of benzodiazepines). Recommendations for the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders with delirium included using evidence-based diagnostic criteria and standardized screening tools. Recommendations for the management of psychiatric disorders with delirium included pharmacological (e.g., anxiolytics, antidepressants) and non-pharmacological interventions (e.g., promoting patient orientation using clocks). Guideline quality varied: the lowest was Applicability (mean = 36%); the highest Clarity of Presentation (mean = 76%). CONCLUSIONS There are few available evidence-based CPGs to facilitate appropriate diagnosis and management of anxiety, depression, and PTSD in patients with delirium in acute care. Future guideline developers should incorporate evidence-based recommendations on the diagnosis and management of these psychiatric disorders in delirium. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION Registration number: PROSPERO (CRD42021237056).
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- Therese G Poulin
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
- O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Department of Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Lin CJ, Su IC, Huang SW, Chen PY, Traynor V, Chang HCR, Liu IH, Lai YS, Lee HC, Rolls K, Chiu HY. Delirium assessment tools among hospitalized older adults: A systematic review and metaanalysis of diagnostic accuracy. Ageing Res Rev 2023; 90:102025. [PMID: 37527704 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.102025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Delirium is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome that is often overlooked in clinical settings. The most accurate instrument for screening delirium has not been established. This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of the 4 'A's Test (4AT), Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC), and Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) in detecting delirium among older adults in clinical settings. These assessment tools feature concise item sets and straightforward administration procedures. Five electronic databases were systematically searched from their inception to September 7, 2022. Studies evaluating the sensitivity and specificity of the 4AT, Nu-DESC, and CAM against the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or International Classification of Diseases as the reference standard were included. Bivariate random effects model was used to summarize the sensitivity and specificity results. A total of 38 studies involving 7378 patients were included. The 4AT, Nu-DESC, and CAM had comparable sensitivity in detecting delirium (0.76, 0.78, and 0.80, respectively). However, the specificity of the CAM was higher than that of the 4AT (0.98 vs 0.89, P = .01) and Nu-DESC 0.99 vs 0.90, P = .003). Diagnostic accuracy was moderated by the percentage of women, acute care setting, sample size, and assessors. The three tools exhibit comparable sensitivity, and the CAM has the highest specificity. Based on the feasibility of the tools, nurses and clinical staffs could employ the Nu-DESC and the 4AT on screening out positive delirium cases and integrate these tools into daily practice. Further investigations are warranted to verify our findings.
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- Chia-Jou Lin
- School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Taipei Neuroscience Institute, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Taipei Neuroscience Institute, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Branch, Keelung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Community Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Branch, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Parramatta South Campus, Australia
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- School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Research Center of Sleep Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Research Center of Sleep Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Fulbrook P, Miles SJ, McCann B, Steele M. A short multi-factor screening tool to assess falls-risk in older people presenting to an Australian emergency department: A feasibility study. Int Emerg Nurs 2023; 70:101335. [PMID: 37659216 DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2023.101335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate use of a short multi-factor falls-risk screening tool for older people within the emergency department, to enable rapid identification of falls-risk and triggers for multidisciplinary referral for further falls-specific assessment. METHODS Older people, aged ≥70 years, presenting to the emergency department with a fall-related injury or disease (n = 137) were recruited by a research nurse following randomisation. A short multi-factor screening tool was completed, comprised of 14 falls-risk-related assessment components. RESULTS Only one participant did not generate any referrals. Participants generated most referrals for medications (85.4%), social and housing (84.6%), vision (67.2%), podiatry (66.9%), or function and mobility (54.7%). Based on our results, the screening tool could be reduced to eleven components. The median time-to-screen was 11 min (IQR 9-15), with 736 triggers generated for referral and further assessment of falls-risk. CONCLUSION Falls are a major cause of ED presentation for older people. A short multi-factor screening tool with eleven components could be adapted to local familiar falls-risk tools and be completed in less than 10 min. Further research to trial the feasibility of completing ED referrals based on screening results is required to confirm the usefulness of such screening and referral within the ED.
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- Paul Fulbrook
- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia; Nursing Research and Practice Development Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
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- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia; Nursing Research and Practice Development Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
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- Nursing and Midwifery Informatics, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
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- Nursing Research and Practice Development Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia; School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia.
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Potter TBH, Pratap S, Nicolas JC, Khan OS, Pan AP, Bako AT, Hsu E, Johnson C, Jefferson IN, Adegbindin SK, Baig E, Kelly HR, Jones SL, Britz GW, Tannous J, Vahidy FS. A Neuro-Informatics Pipeline for Cerebrovascular Disease: Research Registry Development. JMIR Form Res 2023; 7:e40639. [PMID: 37477961 PMCID: PMC10403790 DOI: 10.2196/40639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although stroke is well recognized as a critical disease, treatment options are often limited. Inpatient stroke encounters carry critical information regarding the mechanisms of stroke and patient outcomes; however, these data are typically formatted to support administrative functions instead of research. To support improvements in the care of patients with stroke, a substantive research data platform is needed. OBJECTIVE To advance a stroke-oriented learning health care system, we sought to establish a comprehensive research repository of stroke data using the Houston Methodist electronic health record (EHR) system. METHODS Dedicated processes were developed to import EHR data of patients with primary acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), transient ischemic attack, and subarachnoid hemorrhage under a review board-approved protocol. Relevant patients were identified from discharge diagnosis codes and assigned registry patient identification numbers. For identified patients, extract, transform, and load processes imported EHR data of primary cerebrovascular disease admissions and available data from any previous or subsequent admissions. Data were loaded into patient-focused SQL objects to enable cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. Primary data domains (admission details, comorbidities, laboratory data, medications, imaging data, and discharge characteristics) were loaded into separate relational tables unified by patient and encounter identification numbers. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance, and angiography images were retrieved. Imaging data from patients with ICH were assessed for hemorrhage characteristics and cerebral small vessel disease markers. Patient information needed to interface with other local and national databases was retained. Prospective patient outreach was established, with patients contacted via telephone to assess functional outcomes 30, 90, 180, and 365 days after discharge. Dashboards were constructed to provide investigators with data summaries to support access. RESULTS The Registry of Neurological Endpoint Assessments among Patients with Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke (REINAH) database was constructed as a series of relational category-specific SQL objects. Encounter summaries and dashboards were constructed to draw from these objects, providing visual data summaries for investigators seeking to build studies based on REINAH data. As of June 2022, the database contains 18,061 total patients, including 1809 (10.02%) with ICH, 13,444 (74.43%) with acute ischemic stroke, 1221 (6.76%) with subarachnoid hemorrhage, and 3165 (17.52%) with transient ischemic attack. Depending on the cohort, imaging data from computed tomography are available for 85.83% (1048/1221) to 98.4% (1780/1809) of patients, with magnetic resonance imaging available for 27.85% (340/1221) to 85.54% (11,500/13,444) of patients. Outcome assessment has successfully contacted 56.1% (240/428) of patients after ICH, with 71.3% (171/240) of responders providing consent for assessment. Responders reported a median modified Rankin Scale score of 3 at 90 days after discharge. CONCLUSIONS A highly curated and clinically focused research platform for stroke data will establish a foundation for future research that may fundamentally improve poststroke patient care and outcomes.
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- Thomas B H Potter
- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Center for Health Data Science and Analytics, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Center for Health Data Science and Analytics, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Center for Health Data Science and Analytics, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Center for Health Data Science and Analytics, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Center for Health Data Science and Analytics, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
- Center for Health Data Science and Analytics, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States
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McCullagh IJ, Salas B, Teodorczuk A, Callaghan M. Modifiable risk factors for post-operative delirium in older adults undergoing major non-cardiac elective surgery: a multi-centre, trainee delivered observational cohort feasibility study and trainee survey. BMC Geriatr 2023; 23:436. [PMID: 37454100 PMCID: PMC10349417 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04122-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Post-operative delirium (POD) is an acute brain failure which may occur following major surgery, with serious implications for participants and caregivers. Evidence regarding optimal anaesthetic management for older participants at higher risk of POD is conflicting. We conducted a feasibility study of our protocol in 5 centres to guide sample size estimation and inform future recruitment strategies for a larger cohort study. METHODS Participants aged over 65 and scheduled for major surgery were recruited. They were assessed pre-operatively for delirium, cognitive impairment, depression, comorbidity, activity levels and alcohol use. Details of management during surgery, all medications and complications were recorded by a trainee-led research team. Participants were assessed for delirium in the immediate recovery period and then on post-operative days 1-4 using the 4 question attention test (4AT) with complications assessed at day 4 using the post-operative morbidity survey (POMS). Primary outcomes were the incident rates of POD. Secondary outcomes were number of eligible patients, recruitment rates and retention rates throughout the study, time required for data collection, preoperative risk factors assessment and daily postoperative delirium assessments. Also to assess the added value of employing the regional trainee research network (INCARNNET) to deliver the study. Specifically, what proportion of patient consent, data collection and post-operative testing is performed by anaesthesia trainees from this group, especially the success of weekend delirium assessment by trainees? A survey was completed at the end of the study by the trainees involved regarding their involvement in the study. RESULTS Ninety-five participants were recruited, of whom 93 completed the study. Overall, POD occurred in 9 patients. Of these, three were detected in recovery and six on post-op days 1-4. Median length of stay was 6 days. Recruitment rates were high in all but one site. 59 (62%) participants were consented by trainees and 189 (63%) of post op delirium assessments were performed by trainees. A total of six patients declined the study (in a follow up survey of trainees). Pre-existing cognitive impairment, depression and problem drinking were detected in 4(4.3%), 3(3.2%) and 5(5.37%) participants, respectively. Co-morbidity was common with 55(59%) in class three or four of the geriatric index of morbidity. Overall, from a total of 641 data points, levels of missing data were as follows, site A = 9.3%, B = 13.5%, C = 15.4%, D = 10.9%, E = 11.1% (data could not be completed retrospectively). CONCLUSIONS A multi-centre observational cohort study of delirium carried out by UK trainee anaesthetists is feasible. Patients are content to undergo day of surgery consent and multiple short questionnaires pre-operatively. Proposed data, especially pharmacological, should be carefully considered for their relevance to modifiable mechanisms that can lead to POD. Future research to enable prognostic modelling of POD should involve large scale cohort studies of enriched populations to capture a higher POD incidence. POD remains a common complication in older persons undergoing major surgery in the UK and studies of interventions are urgently needed. TRIAL REGISTRATION All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The study was retrospectively registered with ISRCTN94663125 on 07/02/2018.
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- Iain J McCullagh
- Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
- Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Metro North Mental Health, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Salis F, Puxeddu B, Piras V, Belfiori M, Marongiu G, Capone A, Mandas A. Orthogeriatric Assessment of the Elderly Patient with Fragility Hip Fracture: Preliminary Results of a Prospective Study. J Pers Med 2023; 13:1138. [PMID: 37511751 PMCID: PMC10381970 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13071138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Nowadays, more studies deal with "OrthoGeriatrics", for the co-management of elderly patients suffering fractures, from the admission to the discharge and beyond. For the first time at Cagliari University Hospital, we introduced an orthogeriatric service, in which trained geriatricians stay in orthopedic unit alongside trained orthopedics. The primary aim of the study was to analyze the rate of death and rehospitalization in elderly femur-fractured people of 65 or more years of age, identifying possible predictive factors. The secondary aim of the study was to analyze the recovery of daily living autonomies during the months following surgery. To reach the aim, we designed a prospective study, which is currently ongoing. We evaluated femur-fractured patients aged 65 years or more with a comprehensive geriatric assessment before surgery. The most common fractures were lateral hip ones, treated with osteosynthesis. Cognitive-affective, functional, and nutritional status, mood, and comorbidities were less impaired than in the outpatient service of the same hospital devoted to frail elderly. Pain control was excellent. A significantly low delirium incidence was found. More than a third of the sample were recognized as frail (according to the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe-Frailty Instrument (SHARE-FI)), and over a third of the sample were identified as a moderate-high risk of hospitalization and death (according to Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI)). Overall mortality rate was 13.87%, and rehospitalization rate was 11.84%. Frail people were more likely to die than non-frail (HR: 5.64), and pre-frail ones (HR: 3.97); similarly, high-risk patients were more likely to die than low-risk (HR: 8.04), and moderate-risk ones (HR: 5.46). Conversely, neither SHARE-FI nor MPI predicted rehospitalization. Creatinine (OR: 2.66, p = 0.003) and folate (OR: 0.75, p = 0.03) levels were independently associated with death and rehospitalization, respectively. Finally, the patients did recover the lost autonomies later, 6 months after surgery. Our study demonstrated that SHARE-FI and MPI are reliable tools to predict mortality in an orthogeriatric setting, and that creatinine and folate levels should also be measured given their independent association with negative outcomes.
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- Francesco Salis
- Department of Medical Sciences, and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09100 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09100 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09100 Cagliari, Italy
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- University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria" of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy
- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09100 Cagliari, Italy
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- University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria" of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy
- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09100 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09100 Cagliari, Italy
- University Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria" of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy
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Lam MSH, Luoma AMV, Reddy U. Acute perioperative neurological emergencies. Int Anesthesiol Clin 2023; 61:53-63. [PMID: 37249171 DOI: 10.1097/aia.0000000000000404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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- Michelle S H Lam
- Department of Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
- Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
- Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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Weiss Y, Zac L, Refaeli E, Ben-Yishai S, Zegerman A, Cohen B, Matot I. Preoperative Cognitive Impairment and Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Surgical Patients: A Retrospective Large Cohort Study (The CIPOD Study). Ann Surg 2023; 278:59-64. [PMID: 35913053 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that in surgical patients ≥70 years, preoperative cognitive impairment is independently associated with postoperative delirium. BACKGROUND Postoperative delirium is common among elderly surgical patients and is associated with longer hospitalization and significant morbidity. Some evidence suggest that baseline cognitive impairment is an important risk factor. Routine screening for both preoperative cognitive impairment and postoperative delirium is recommended for older surgical patients. As of 2019, we implemented such routine perioperative screening in all elective surgical patients ≥70 years. METHODS Retrospective single-center analysis of prospectively collected data between January and December 2020. All elective noncardiac surgical patients ≥70 years without pre-existing dementia were included. Postoperative delirium, defined as 4A's test score ≥4, was evaluated in the postanesthesia care unit and during the initial 2 postoperative days. Patients' electronic records were also reviewed for delirium symptoms and other adverse outcomes. RESULTS Of 1518 eligible patients, 1338 (88%) were screened preoperatively [mean (SD) age 77 (6) years], of whom 21% (n=279) had cognitive impairment (Mini-Cog score ≤2). Postoperative delirium occurred in 15% (199/1338). Patients with cognitive impairment had more postoperative delirium [30% vs. 11%, adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) 3.3 (2.3-4.7)]. They also had a higher incidence of a composite of postoperative complications [20% vs. 12%, adjusted odds ratio: 1.8 (1.2-2.5)], and median 1-day longer hospital stay [median (interquartile range): 6 (3,12) vs. 5 (3,9) days]. CONCLUSIONS One-fifth of elective surgical patients ≥70 years present to surgery with preoperative cognitive impairment. These patients are at increased risk of postoperative delirium and major adverse outcomes.
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- Yotam Weiss
- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Penfold RS, Hall AJ, Anand A, Clement ND, Duckworth AD, MacLullich AMJ. Delirium in hip fracture patients admitted from home during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with higher mortality, longer total length of stay, need for post-acute inpatient rehabilitation, and readmission to acute services. Bone Jt Open 2023; 4:447-456. [PMID: 37326476 DOI: 10.1302/2633-1462.46.bjo-2023-0045.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Aims Delirium is associated with adverse outcomes following hip fracture, but the prevalence and significance of delirium for the prognosis and ongoing rehabilitation needs of patients admitted from home is less well studied. Here, we analyzed relationships between delirium in patients admitted from home with 1) mortality; 2) total length of hospital stay; 3) need for post-acute inpatient rehabilitation; and 4) hospital readmission within 180 days. Methods This observational study used routine clinical data in a consecutive sample of hip fracture patients aged ≥ 50 years admitted to a single large trauma centre during the COVID-19 pandemic between 1 March 2020 and 30 November 2021. Delirium was prospectively assessed as part of routine care by the 4 A's Test (4AT), with most assessments performed in the emergency department. Associations were determined using logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, COVID-19 infection within 30 days, and American Society of Anesthesiologists grade. Results A total of 1,821 patients were admitted, with 1,383 (mean age 79.5 years; 72.1% female) directly from home. Overall, 87 patients (4.8%) were excluded due to missing 4AT scores. Delirium prevalence in the whole cohort was 26.5% (460/1,734): 14.1% (189/1,340) in the subgroup of patients admitted from home, and 68.8% (271/394) in the remaining patients (comprising care home residents and inpatients when fracture occurred). In patients admitted from home, delirium was associated with a 20-day longer total length of stay (p < 0.001). In multivariable analyses, delirium was associated with higher mortality at 180 days (odds ratio (OR) 1.69 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.13 to 2.54); p = 0.013), requirement for post-acute inpatient rehabilitation (OR 2.80 (95% CI 1.97 to 3.96); p < 0.001), and readmission to hospital within 180 days (OR 1.79 (95% CI 1.02 to 3.15); p = 0.041). Conclusion Delirium affects one in seven patients with a hip fracture admitted directly from home, and is associated with adverse outcomes in these patients. Delirium assessment and effective management should be a mandatory part of standard hip fracture care.
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- Rose S Penfold
- Edinburgh Delirium Research Group, Ageing and Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Scottish Hip Fracture Audit, Edinburgh, UK
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- Scottish Hip Fracture Audit, Edinburgh, UK
- Department of Orthopaedics, Golden Jubilee University National Hospital, Clydebank, UK
- Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK
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- Scottish Hip Fracture Audit, Edinburgh, UK
- Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Department of Orthopaedics & Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Edinburgh Delirium Research Group, Ageing and Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Scottish Hip Fracture Audit, Edinburgh, UK
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Leinert C, Fotteler M, Kocar TD, Dallmeier D, Kestler HA, Wolf D, Gebhard F, Uihlein A, Steger F, Kilian R, Mueller-Stierlin AS, Michalski CW, Mihaljevic A, Bolenz C, Zengerling F, Leinert E, Schütze S, Hoffmann TK, Onder G, Andersen-Ranberg K, O’Neill D, Wehling M, Schobel J, Swoboda W, Denkinger M. Supporting SURgery with GEriatric Co-Management and AI (SURGE-Ahead): A study protocol for the development of a digital geriatrician. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287230. [PMID: 37327245 PMCID: PMC10275448 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Geriatric co-management is known to improve treatment of older adults in various clinical settings, however, widespread application of the concept is limited due to restricted resources. Digitalization may offer options to overcome these shortages by providing structured, relevant information and decision support tools for medical professionals. We present the SURGE-Ahead project (Supporting SURgery with GEriatric co-management and Artificial Intelligence) addressing this challenge. METHODS A digital application with a dashboard-style user interface will be developed, displaying 1) evidence-based recommendations for geriatric co-management and 2) artificial intelligence-enhanced suggestions for continuity of care (COC) decisions. The development and implementation of the SURGE-Ahead application (SAA) will follow the Medical research council framework for complex medical interventions. In the development phase a minimum geriatric data set (MGDS) will be defined that combines parametrized information from the hospital information system with a concise assessment battery and sensor data. Two literature reviews will be conducted to create an evidence base for co-management and COC suggestions that will be used to display guideline-compliant recommendations. Principles of machine learning will be used for further data processing and COC proposals for the postoperative course. In an observational and AI-development study, data will be collected in three surgical departments of a University Hospital (trauma surgery, general and visceral surgery, urology) for AI-training, feasibility testing of the MGDS and identification of co-management needs. Usability will be tested in a workshop with potential users. During a subsequent project phase, the SAA will be tested and evaluated in clinical routine, allowing its further improvement through an iterative process. DISCUSSION The outline offers insights into a novel and comprehensive project that combines geriatric co-management with digital support tools to improve inpatient surgical care and continuity of care of older adults. TRIAL REGISTRATION German clinical trials registry (Deutsches Register für klinische Studien, DRKS00030684), registered on 21st November 2022.
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- Christoph Leinert
- Institute for Geriatric Research at AGAPLESION Bethesda Ulm, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
- Geriatric Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Geriatric Research at AGAPLESION Bethesda Ulm, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
- Geriatric Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- DigiHealth Institute, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Geriatric Research at AGAPLESION Bethesda Ulm, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
- Geriatric Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Geriatric Research at AGAPLESION Bethesda Ulm, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
- Geriatric Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for Orthopedic Trauma, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Department for Orthopedic Trauma, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatry II, Section of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Ulm University, Guenzburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatry II, Section of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Ulm University, Guenzburg, Germany
- Institute for Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-metabolic Diseases and Aging, Instituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Geriatric Research Unit, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Centre for Ageing, Neuroscience and the Humanities, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Working Group FORTA, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- DigiHealth Institute, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm, Germany
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- DigiHealth Institute, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Geriatric Research at AGAPLESION Bethesda Ulm, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
- Geriatric Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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