Predictors of Low Risk for Delirium during Anesthesia Emergence

ConclusionsThis study developed an easily applicable exploratory method to analyze a single frontal EEG channel and to identify patterns specific for patients at low risk for delirium.Editor ’s PerspectiveWhat We Already Know about This TopicProcessed electroencephalography has the potential to predict the development of delirium after emergence from anesthesiaDelirium in the postanesthesia care unit is common among older surgical patientsWhat This Article Tells Us That Is NewPatients with total electroencephalography power that diminished the most during emergence may be less likely to develop postanesthesia care unit delirium, and electroencephalography may be used to identify patients at low risk of developing postoperative delirium
Source: Anesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research