March 5, 2011Anesthesia & AnalgesiaOpen Access

Preoperative Frailty in Older Surgical Patients Is Associated with Early Postoperative Delirium

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Why the study?

Does preoperative frailty predict the development of postoperative delirium in older noncardiac surgical patients?

Population

Older noncardiac surgical patients

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

Early postoperative period

Authors

Discussion

May support preoperative frailty and depression screening; hypothesis-generating for targeted delirium prevention trials.

Does preoperative frailty predict the development of postoperative delirium in older noncardiac surgical patients?

Population

Older noncardiac surgical patients

Intervention

Preoperative frailty (observational risk factor)

Outcome

Development of early postoperative delirium (measured using the confusion assessment method)

Preoperative frailty and symptoms of depression are independent predictors of early postoperative delirium in older noncardiac surgical patients.

Leung et al. (2011) studied this question.

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