F05.8
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. patients aged 60 years and older 2. planned elective surgery or re-surgery lasting at least 60 minutes 3. written informed consent 4. patients capable of giving consent 5. planned overnight stay in hospital after surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. emergency surgery 2. intracranial surgery 3. patients who are not proficient in the German language 4. concurrent participation in an interventional clinical trial on POD 5. previous participation in PROPDESC-Val 6. anticipated lack of compliance with the study protocol (which prevents adequate cognitive testing and delirium assessment and precludes contractual capacity to consent)
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints: Length of stay in hospital (LOS) and intensive care unit (ICU-LOS). In-hospital mortality | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary endpoint: Validity of the PROPDESC score for preoperative assessment of risk of postoperative delirium. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Universitätsklinikum Bonn Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin