Open Access<p>Diverging Awareness of Postoperative Delirium and Cognitive Dysfunction in German Health Care Providers</p>
Author(s) -
Heidrun Sturm,
Ronja Wildermuth,
Regina Stolz,
Laura Bertram,
G. W. Eschweiler,
Christine Thomas,
Michael A. Rapp,
Stefanie Joos
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s230800
Subject(s) - medicine , delirium , anesthesiology , perioperative , cognition , postoperative cognitive dysfunction , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , family medicine , psychiatry , anesthesia
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) appears in up to 30% of patients suffering from postoperative delirium (POD). Both are associated with higher mortality and postoperative complications, prolonged hospital stays, and increased costs. Multi-modal models with pre-admission risk reduction counselling, perioperative monitoring, and training of multidisciplinary patient care providers have been shown to decrease the prevalence of both. The aim of our study is to understand how far those measures are known and implemented in routine care and to detect potential gaps in the current practice regarding risk communication and information flow between involved caregivers for patients at risk for POD/POCD.