Prevalence of Emergence Delirium and Associated Factors among Older Patients Who Underwent Elective Surgery: A Multicenter Observational Study.
Gezahegn Tesfaye MekoninMegersa Kelbesa OlikaMitiku Birhanu WedajoAshanafi Tolasa BadadaAbebe Dukessa DubiwakTajera Tageza IlalaMamo Nigatu GebrePublished in: Anesthesiology research and practice (2022)
The prevalence of emergence delirium was high among older patients who underwent elective surgery. Opioid and anticholinergic premedication, low preoperative hemoglobin, and the presence of postoperative pain were independently associated with the emergence delirium. Adequate preoperative optimization and postoperative analgesia may reduce the prevalence of emergence delirium.