Quality improvement for delirium management: Implementation of a protocol for management of delirium for quality improvement with a pre/post evaluatio

• Conditions: F05; Delirium, not induced by alcohol and other psychoactive substances; Heart failure; I50

• Registration Number: DRKS00017715
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Herz und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting withdrawn before recruiting started
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who are =18 years old and have given written informed consent for research with their data

Exclusion Criteria

patients a) with palliative status, b) who are present during both before / after phases, or c) are pregnant, or d) who have been included in a competitive study with delirium as an outcome measure, or e) who are not assessable on delirium

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of delirium, measured in hours, assessed by valid instruments (Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit, Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
delirium incidence, duration of mechanical ventilation, length of intensive care unit stay, length of hospital stay, intensive care unit and hospital mortality, cumulative doses of delirium-related drugs, non-pharmacological interventions, and complications of delirium for a follow-up of 28 days