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Comprehensive geriatric assessment and multicomponent nonpharmacologic interventions are supported by strong evidence for the prevention of postoperative delirium.
Strong evidence supports the use of comprehensive geriatric assessment and multicomponent nonpharmacologic interventions to prevent postoperative delirium.
May guide perioperative protocols in older adults; leaves open need for higher-level confirmation before broad adoption.
There is strong evidence to support prevention of postoperative delirium through comprehensive geriatric assessment and multicomponent nonpharmacologic interventions. Risk assessment must be accompanied by communication of the risk to the patient, caregivers, and perioperative interdisciplinary team to engage all in evidence-based prevention interventions. However, once postoperative delirium has developed, efforts should be focused on prevention of short- and long-term adverse effects.
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Wong et al. (2021) conducted a review in Postoperative delirium. Comprehensive geriatric assessment and multicomponent nonpharmacologic interventions was evaluated. Comprehensive geriatric assessment and multicomponent nonpharmacologic interventions are supported by strong evidence for the prevention of postoperative delirium.
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