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Improvement of Perioperative Care of Elderly Patients
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Systematic inclusion of family members, Preoperative information, and 8 other interventions for Perioperative Care. Completed, enrolled 310 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The focus of this study is the development of a perioperative treatment concept for elderly patients, based on individual necessities and risk factors, aiming to improve patient outcome. The planned interventions include preoperative screening for malnutrition, frailty and uncalled-for long-term medication, if required followed by early prophylaxis and treatment of these risk factors, prior to or during surgery.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Systematic inclusion of family members/ reference person in the perioperative process
Detailed preoperative information about delirium prevention and procedures
Preoperative execution of physical and breathing exercises if necessary
Dietary supplements if necessary
Avoidance of unsuitable drugs for elderly if possible
Regional anesthesia whenever possible
Personal orientation aids until anesthesia induction
Perioperative warming
Using Bispectral index (BIS) to measure the depth of anesthesia
A pain catheter will be used as postoperative pain therapy if possible