Delirium, Hip Fractures
Conditions
Keywords
Hip fractures, Delirium, Aged, Care bundle
Brief summary
Objective: To evaluate the effect of care bundle on prevention of delirium among elderly patients with hip fractures. Methods: A prospective randomized case control study was performed for 80 patients (≥65 years) with hip fractures treated surgically according to their ages and the type of fractures from March 1th of 2017 to June 30th of 2017．There were 11 males and 69 females, with the age of (79.3±7.84) years. Confusion assessment method (CAM) was applied to diagnose delirium after surgery, the subjects were randomized divided into experimental group (n=43) and control group (n=37). The parameters next were recorded and analyzed, including age, gender, type of fractures, type of internal instrument, amount of bleeding, time between injured to surgery, time length of operation, type of operation, VAS, incidence of delirium, perioperative complications and adverse events.
Interventions
OTHERCare bundle
Care bundle
Sponsors
Zhoupu Hospital, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* ≥65 years * with hip fractures * treated surgically
Exclusion criteria
* \<65 years * psychiatric history * ICU post-operation * refuse to join this study * have delirium pre-operation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| incidence of delirium among elderly patients with hip fractures | 3 weeks | study hypothesis: the incidence of delirium postoperatively in experimental group is lower compared with control group |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed