confusion Delirium
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Intensive Care Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Aged 60 years and older Patients undergoing elective surgery in UMC Utrecht, Isala Klinieken in Zwolle, RadboudUMC in Nijmegen, or Charité Universitätmedizin in Berlin Expected to stay at least 2 days in hospital after surgery. Patients defined as frail according to the geriatrician
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No communication possible due to language barrier or deafness Admission for neurological surgery Participation in this study during a previous hospital admission Practical or logistical reasons hampering the use of the delirium monitor Isolation because of known carrier ship of a resistant bacterium
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary study parameters are the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values based on the Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curve of the relative delta power with as reference standard the diagnosis delirium by the delirium expert. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Relative delta power vs. DRS-R-98 (measure of severity of delirium) - Relative delta power vs. VAS (0-10) likelihood for a patient to be delirious - Impact of measurement for patient based on a two-question questionnaire - Burden of measure between 0 (no burden) and 10 (unimaginable burden) - Duration of measurement between 0 (fine) and 10 (too long) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed