Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Construction and application of a stratified nursing intervention program for postoperative delirium after Stanford type A aortic dissection: a quasi-experimental trial
Authors' conclusion
Implementing this nurse intervention in the ward context can shorten postoperative delirium and hospital stays, increase patient satisfaction with care, and improve patient prognosis and quality of life.
Study context
- Population
- Patients after surgery for Stanford type A aortic dissection, general ward of a tertiary hospital in Wenzhou, China
- Participants
- 37 vs 43
- Comparison
- Intervention vs Control
- Interventionn = 37
- Controln = 43reference
- Outcome
- Duration of delirium and hospital stay
Methodological detailshistorical control, single-centre, Program developed by literature review, group discussions and Delphi method via expert mail inquiry
- Historical control
- Single-centre
- Program developed by literature review, group discussions and Delphi method via expert mail inquiry
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Intervention vs Control: P < 0.05
Further findings
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| Incidence and onset time of delirium in the general wardNo significant differences | P > 0.05 |
Patient satisfaction
- Higher patient satisfaction in the intervention group
Safety
- No inadvertent extubations in the intervention group
Original publication
Construction and application of a stratified nursing intervention program for postoperative delirium after Stanford type A aortic dissection: a quasi-experimental trial. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 3 February 2025. doi:10.
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