Delirium
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups:Preoperative patient one hour education using video and ICU tour versus No formal patient education by ICU staff before surgery, the current standard of care.
Sponsors
The Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft with or without valve replacement surgery, in whom they are all expected to go to ICU for early postoperative care. Patients with at least a daily CAM-ICU assessment will be included in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have a sustained Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) score of -4 or -5 throughout the ICU admission, have major auditory or visual disorders, have a history of dementia, psychosis or neurological disease that would confound the diagnosis of delirium, are mentally incompetent, or are unable to understand Chinese or English. We will also exclude patients undergoing emergency cardiac surgery, patients who have had a previous cardiac surgery, and those who have received previous care in the ICU.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Delirium in the ICU as measured using the Confusion Assessment Method-ICU assessment by bedside ICU nurses or the use of haloperidol for the treatment of ICU delirium.; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety and depression scores using The Chinese-Cantonese version of The Hospital and Anxiety and Depression Scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactAnna Lee
Outcome results
None listed