Impact of Postanesthesia Care Unit Delirium on Postoperative Quality of Recovery

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04733703

Enrollment

278

Registered

2021-02-02

Start date

2021-10-31

Completion date

2022-08-31

Last updated

2021-10-12

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Conditions

Anesthesia, Delirium, Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorders, Postoperative Recovery

Brief summary

Postanesthesia care unit (PACU) delirium is subtype of postoperative delirium that occurs early after anesthesia and surgery during the recovery period. The consequences of PACU delirium have not been investigated thoroughly. So far it is unknown, whether patients with PACU delirium experience impaired postoperative quality of recovery. The aim of this observational study is to assess the impact of PACU delirium on quality of recovery 24 hours after general anesthesia for elective non-cardiac surgery.

Interventions

OTHERquestionnaire

assessment of postoperative quality of recovery with the QoR-15

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* elective non-cardiac surgery * general anesthesia * fluency in German

Exclusion criteria

* expected postoperative ICU stay

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
postoperative quality of recovery	24 hours postoperatively	patient-reported quality of recovery after surgery and anesthesia with the QoR-15, ranging from 0 (poor recovery) to 150 (excellent recovery)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Primary ContactMarlene Fischer, MD, PhD

mar.fischer@uke.de+4915222827500

Backup ContactChristian Zöllner, MD, Prof

c.zoellner@uke.de+4940741052415

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026