Postoperative Delirium - European Society of Anaesthesiology Survey

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The ESA is currently preparing a guideline on the management of postoperative delirium (POD), which attempts to reduce the impact of postoperative delirium and provide recommendations for prevention, diagnostics and treatment of delirium outside the intensive care unit. The guidelines are going to be published during 2015. While the guideline provides recommendations for daily practice, assessment of current practice and knowledge is of utmost importance, because the implementation and the measurement of a change in clinical practice will be dependent on these measurements. This Survey has been approved by the Scientific and Research Committees of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA), the Media Committee of the ESA, as well as the institutional ethical committee of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Official Title
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Postoperative Delirium - European Society of Anaesthesiology Survey

Conditions
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Postoperative Delirium

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Anaesthesists, nursing staff, which are invited to the online - Survey of the European Society of Anaesthesiology

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Status of diagnosis of delirium | Answers of ESA-members regarding diagnosis instruments of Delirium. Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non mandatory). | Up to 6 months | 
| Status of prevention of delirium | Answers of ESA-members regarding prevention measurements of Delirium Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non mandatory). | Up to 6 months | 
| Status of therapy of delirium | Answers of ESA-members regarding therapy of Delirium. Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non-mandatory). | Up to 6 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Status of diagnosis of delirium | Answers of ESA-members regarding diagnosis instruments of Delirium. Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non-mandatory). | Up to one, two and five years | 
| Status of prevention of delirium | Answers of ESA-members regarding prevention measurements of Delirium. Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non-mandatory). | Up to one, two and five years | 
| Status of therapy of delirium | Answers of ESA-members regarding therapy of Delirium. Survey: Multiple Chioce Question. Plus short Essay question to describe prevention (non-structured, non-mandatory). | Up to one, two and five years |