U.S., July 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07722481) titled 'Preoperative Chronotype and Emergence Delirium in the Elderly' on July 15.
Brief Summary: Emergence delirium (ED) is a prevalent and severe postoperative complication in elderly surgical patients. It can occur at any perioperative stage but most frequently develops during or immediately after emergence from general anesthesia. Characterized by acute agitation and confusion, ED manifests as sharp declines in attention and cognitive function, accompanied by impaired consciousness and disorganized thinking. As a common adverse event in the early postoperative period, ED occurs in up to 87% of critically ill patients, 10%-24% of adult g...