Patients, aged fifty years old or older, undergoing planned head and neck surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients, aged fifty years or older, undergoing planned head and neck surgery in Nagoya University school of medicine
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. MMSE<22, schizophrenia, mood disorders 2. alcohol abuse, stimulant drug abuse history 3. severe visual or aiditory deficits 4. comatose 5. applicant unsuitable for the research decided by principal investigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of delirium as determined by the DSM-5. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in cognitive function, depression incidence rate, number of hospital days, mortality rate, presence or absence of other adverse events | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagoya University Department of Anesthesiology