Clinical

Unplanned Hypothermia and Postoperative Delirium: What's the Connection? #1065 (0.75 CH)

1065 - Unplanned Hypothermia and Postoperative Delirium: What's the Connection? #1065 (0.75 CH)

Speaker(s)

• DW

  Doreen Wagner, PhD, RN, CNOR

  Professor
  Kennesaw State University
  Marietta, GA
• VH

  Vallire Hooper, PhD, RN, CPAN, FAAN

  Manager, Nursing Research
  Mission Hospital
  Asheville, NC

Depending on type of surgery, comorbidities, and delirium assessment method, delirium has been found in up to 72% of postoperative patients. While there has been mention of hypothermia and hyperthermia as precipitating factors for delirium development, there is little to no supporting evidence specifically linking temperature and delirium development. The results from our retrospective, exploratory study will discuss the associations between unplanned intraoperative hypothermia and postoperative delirium in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss incidence of postoperative delirium in association with unplanned perioperative hypothermia.