Postoperative delirium significantly increases risks for older adults.
A national study of over 5.5 million hospitalizations highlights that older adults undergoing major noncardiac surgery with postoperative delirium face markedly increased risks. Patients with delirium had 3.5 times higher odds of death or major complications, nearly 2.8 times the risk of dying within 30 days, and four times higher odds of nonhome discharges. Variations in hospital rates of delirium suggest targeted interventions may improve perioperative brain health if screening and coding accuracy are enhanced.
LGBTQ+ general surgery applicants use small signals to judge whether a residency program is psychologically safe, and some hide their identity to avoid being filtered out.
