Postoperative Delirium in a General Surgery- Geriatric Medicine Service

The vulnerable elderly surgical patients are susceptible to complications in the perioperative period. The elderly have limited reserve and in the perioperative period, multiple insults are added in addition to the injuries incurred by surgery. Postop delirium is common among the frail elderly especially among those with background cognitive impairment and poor function. Postop delirium is associated with poor outcome in the short and long term.

Keywords: postop delirium, drugs, restraints use, dementia.