Priority 20 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What strategies can help reduce delirium after receiving anesthesia for surgery? (JLA PSP Priority 20) | |
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| Overall ranking | 20 |
| JLA question ID | 0084/20 |
| Explanatory note |
This question asks about how to reduce delirium that sometimes happens after patients receive anesthesia. Respondents wanted to know about strategies that would help people of all ages. |
| Evidence |
No systematic reviews identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Generic health relevance |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | What are the various strategies that we can adopt to avoid post operative delirium? ~ What is the correlation between intra-operative hypertension and post-operative delirium. |
| Submitted by | Healthcare providers, caregivers, patients |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0084 |
| PSP name | Anesthesia (Canada) |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 49 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 15 May 2019 |