CompletedNot Applicable

Postoperative Delirium in Adult Patients After Elective Craniotomy Under General Anaesthesia

China800 participantsStarted 2017-03-01

Plain-language summary

Postoperative delirium may result in many adverse complications. At present little is known about postoperative delirium in patients after crniotomy because they may manifest similar symptoms to definitely delirium for some structural brain disease. Objective of this study is to find out incidence and risk factors of postoperative delirium in patients after elective craniotomy and also the relationship of postoperative delirium with clinical outcome.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Exclusion criteria

✕. Patients younger than 18 years
✕. Patients with emergency operation
✕. Patients with preoperative impairment of consciousness (GCS\<8)
✕. Patients with a past medical history of delirium or schizophrenia(evaluated by the medical document)
✕. Patients withventriculoperitoneal shunt or endoscope operation
✕. Patients with inability to communicate in the preoperative period(including language barrier)
✕. Pregnant or lactating women.

What they're measuring

Postoperative delirium

Timeframe: Within the first 24 hours after operation

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03087838

SponsorCapital Medical University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2017-11-01

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