TY - JOUR AU - Alvarez-Bastidas, Lucía AU - Valle-Leal, Jaime Guadalupe AU - Morales-Vera, Elsa AU - Marroquín-González, Jesús PY - 2018/10/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Delirium in the elderly patient after anesthesia: associated factors JF - Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology JA - Colomb. J. Anesthesiol. VL - 46 IS - 4 SE - Original DO - UR - https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/302 SP - 273 - 278 AB - <div class="section"><p class="sub-subsec">Introduction:</p><p>Postoperative delirium is defined as an acute confusional state with altered levels of attention and consciousness. It presents for a short period of time with a transient and fluctuating evolution, with long-term outcomes of cognitive dysfunction. It has been observed mostly in extreme age groups and has been associated with factors that increase the risk of occurrence.</p></div><div class="section"><p class="sub-subsec">Objective:</p><p>To identify any factors associated with the development of postoperative delirium in the elderly following anesthesia.</p></div><div class="section"><p class="sub-subsec">Materials and methods:</p><p>An analytical cross-section study was conducted in elderly patients receiving anesthesia at a second-level hospital, from November 2016 to November 2017. The confusion assessment method was used based on 4 items for making the diagnosis of delirium. The data obtained were statistically analyzed with measures of central tendency, and the risk probability was estimated.</p></div><div class="section"><p class="sub-subsec">Results:</p><p>A total of 100 patients aged between 60 and 93 years old were studied, with postoperative delirium present in 18% of the sample. There was a statistically significant association among patients with severe pain, those with a low level of education, and those who did not have a stable partner.</p></div><div class="section"><p class="sub-subsec">Conclusion:</p><p>It is important to study the postoperative delirium factors to be able to identify the population at higher risk of experiencing postoperative delirium, with a view to reducing the number of long-term complications.</p></div> ER -