Impact of postoperative delirium on days alive and at home after surgery: a prospective cohort study

Br J Anaesth. 2021 Dec;127(6):e205-e207. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.08.027. Epub 2021 Sep 29.

Authors

David Kunkel¹, Margaret Parker¹, Cameron Casey¹, Bryan Krause¹, Robert A Pearce¹, Richard Lennertz¹, Robert D Sanders²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
² Specialty of Anaesthetics, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: robert.sanders@sydney.edu.au.

No abstract available

Keywords: days alive and at home; delirium; mortality; postoperative; surgery.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cohort Studies
Delirium / mortality*
Humans
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data*
Patient Acuity
Postoperative Complications / mortality*
Prospective Studies

Grants and funding

R01 AG063849/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States