Health Condition 1: G- Mental Health
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Delirium prevention protocol: SLEEP QUALITY IMPROVEMENT:
Ear plugs and eye patches during sleep hours to
those willing to use the same.
Bright lights were switched off during sleep.
Sponsors
Dr Sherin Chandana
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Postoperative elderly patients over 60 years admitted to ICU Both male and female gender Post operative after any major non-cardiac surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Mechanically ventilated patients Hemodynamically unstable patients Patients requiring deep sedation Patients with Hyponatremia Serum Sodium less than 130 meq per litre) Metabolic encephalopathy - Hepatic encephalopathy. Patients with pre-existing diagnosed dementia Patients on regular psychiatric medications Traumatic brain injury History of acute alcohol intake / intoxication History of poor irreversible neurological status at the time of admission
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study the Incidence of delirium in elderly postoperative patients . To study the difference in incidence of delirium after implementation of a delirium prevention protocol Timepoint: 5 months each for both primary outcomes | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess sleep quality in iCU patientsTimepoint: 10 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr John Paul
jubilee mission medical college and research institute
Outcome results
None listed