dc.contributor.author | Ilango, Sivarajah | |
dc.contributor.author | Pulle, Ranjeev Chrys | |
dc.contributor.author | Bell, Jack | |
dc.contributor.author | Kuys, Suzanne S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-09T01:21:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-11-09T01:21:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1440-6381 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/ajag.12212 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/141361 | |
dc.description.abstract | Aim:
Postoperative delirium is common among elderly hip surgery patients. We aimed to pragmatically evaluate whether type of anaesthesia influenced postoperative delirium in an orthogeriatric population following hip fracture.
Method:
This observational study comprises prospectively collected data on hip fracture patients admitted between October 2010 and November 2011. Delirium was diagnosed clinically by geriatricians.
Results:
Of the 344 patients admitted, seven managed conservatively and 19 with incomplete data were excluded; 318 patients were analysed. Average age was 81.6 (SD 9.8) years; 28% were men and 167 (53%) were administered general anaesthesia. Mean length of stay was 18 (SD 9.4) days. Overall, 172 patients (54%) experienced delirium. There was no apparent difference in postoperative delirium by anaesthetic type (88 vs 84, P = 0.15).
Conclusion:
Delirium was common in both general and spinal anaesthetic patients. Further randomised controlled trials would be required to determine whether anaesthesia type influenced delirium rates. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 6 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Australasian Journal on Ageing | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Biomedical and clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Human society | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Psychology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 32 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 44 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 52 | |
dc.title | General versus spinal anaesthesia and postoperative delirium in an orthogeriatric population | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript (AM) | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2015 ACOTA. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: General versus spinal anaesthesia and postoperative delirium in an orthogeriatric population, Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume35, Issue1, March 2016, Pages 42-47, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/ajag.12212. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html) | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Kuys, Suzanne S. | |
gro.griffith.author | Ilango, Sivarajah | |