Older adults undergoing major surgery face a sharply higher risk of death and serious complications when they develop ...

A new large-scale study spotlights postoperative delirium as a preventable and high-impact complication which is driven by ...

Thickening of the macular layer of the eye’s retina is associated with a greater risk of postoperative delirium for older ...

Forty patients (24%) developed postoperative delirium, and these patients had displayed a greater mean macular thickness (283.35 µm) of the right eye at their preoperative assessment than the ...

Postoperative delirium, which is a change in mental function that can cause confusion, occurs in up to 15% of surgical patients. It can occur the first day after a procedure and can last up to seven ...

When the macular layer of an older adult’s right eye retina becomes thicker, the person is more likely to experience postoperative delirium, a study shows. That was the case for older patients ...

Overall, 134 people (24%) developed postoperative delirium. Cognitive performance was assessed with a battery of 11 tests preoperatively and at multiple timepoints after surgery for up to 6 years.

Delirium, the most common postoperative complication in older adults is associated with a 40 percent faster rate of cognitive decline, suggests Harvard Medical School researchers.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, may help reduce patients' risk of postoperative delirium, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2024 annual meeting.