Australasian journal on ageing
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Comparative Study Observational Study
General versus spinal anaesthesia and postoperative delirium in an orthogeriatric population.
Postoperative delirium is common among elderly hip surgery patients. We aimed to pragmatically evaluate whether type of anaesthesia influenced postoperative delirium in an orthogeriatric population following hip fracture. ⋯ Delirium was common in both general and spinal anaesthetic patients. Further randomised controlled trials would be required to determine whether anaesthesia type influenced delirium rates.
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Comparative Study
Screening in delirium: A pilot study of two screening tools, the Simple Query for Easy Evaluation of Consciousness and Simple Question in Delirium.
Delirium is poorly recognised and inadequately treated in medical settings. This research aimed to determine the psychometric properties of a newly developed tool, SQeeC against another emergent instrument, SQiD, in the screening of delirium. ⋯ The SQeeC and SQiD are simple and time efficient screening tools with encouraging psychometric properties.
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To examine the relationship between structural factors and the imposition of sanctions on residential aged care services across Australia for regulatory compliance failure. ⋯ The findings confirm the international literature on the relationship between residential aged care service location, ownership type and the likelihood of sanctions. In the light of the predicted expansion of residential aged care services, policy makers should give consideration to structural elements most likely to be associated with a failure to meet and maintain service standards.