Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment is a useful predictive tool for postoperative delirium after gastrointestinal surgery in old-old adults

• Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international Vol. 16; no. 9; pp. 1036 - 1042
• Main Authors: Maekawa, Yoshihiro, Sugimoto, Ken, Yamasaki, Makoto, Takeya, Yasushi, Yamamoto, Koichi, Ohishi, Mitsuru, Ogihara, Toshio, Shintani, Ayumi, Doki, Yuichiro, Mori, Masaki, Rakugi, Hiromi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment; Delirium; Delirium - diagnosis; Delirium - epidemiology; Digestive System Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Digestive System Surgical Procedures - methods; Female; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - mortality; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - surgery; Gastrointestinal surgery; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Geriatrics; Hospitals; Hospitals, University; Humans; Japan; Logistic Models; Male; Multivariate Analysis; old-old adults; Patient Selection; postoperative complications; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - physiopathology; postoperative delirium; Preoperative Care - methods; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Treatment Outcome; Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment; postoperative complications; old-old adults; gastrointestinal surgery; postoperative delirium

Aim To determine whether carrying out the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment before operations would be useful for predicting complications, particularly postoperative delirium (POD), in old‐old patients. Methods A total of 517 patients aged 75 years and older, who underwent radical surgery for gast...