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UnknownNCT02227225
Factors Affecting the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Frail Elderly
Factors Affecting the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Frail Elderly Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery: An Observational Study
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Postoperative delirium has been found to be associated with increased risk of future neurocognitive decline and mortality especially in elderly patients. Similarly, Frailty has been found to be associated with an increased risk of postoperative complication including delirium in the elderly.The purpose of this study is determine the factors affecting the incidence of postoperative delirium in frail elderly undergoing non-cardiac surgery in the Singapore population.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-08-01
- First posted
- 2014-08-28
- Last updated
- 2015-01-14
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Singapore
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