F05.0
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: In the intervention group, the relatives are informed about the clinical picture of delirium in a structured, standardized short instruction. The relatives are asked to carry out various non-
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Augsburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patient = 18 years - Presence of postoperative delirium - ICDSC >3 - Presence of legal guardianship or information according to the presumed will expressed by the relatives with subsequent establishment of guardianship - Relatives are personally and temporally able to participate in the study. - Patient is expected to remain in the intensive care unit or IMC for more than 2 days. - Informed consent is available
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Acute neurological or neurosurgical cerebral disease with cognitive impairment (ischemia, hemorrhage, brain tumor). - Chronic neurologic or neurosurgical cerebral disease with cognitive impairment is present (ischemia, hemorrhage, brain tumor, dementia) - patient expected to die within the next 72 h - Delirium cannot be recorded (language barrier, aphasia) - Patient who has a personal relationship to the person conducting the study - Patient who is institutionalized by court or official order - Patient who is pregnant or breastfeeding - Alcohol and/or substance intoxication/overdose or withdrawal is present
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of delirium during intensive or intermediate care stay. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration and dose of pharmacological measures for delirium therapy as well as duration of fixation measures, length of stay in intensive care and hospital, mortality after 28 days. In addition, it will be assessed how the relatives perceived the stay. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactPhilipp Deetjen
Universitätsklinikum Augsburg
Outcome results
None listed