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12/7/23 Anesthesiology Journal Club - Delirium in older patients given propofol or sevoflurane anesthesia for major cancer surgery: a multicentre randomized trial

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 0.75

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify risk factors of perioperative delirium
  • Review potential strategies to reduce perioperative delirium 
  • Review existing literature on anesthetic interventions impacting perioperative delirium

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Suggested Additional Reading

  • Evered LA, Scott DA, Sanders R. Volatile versus intravenous anaesthesia and perioperative neurocognitive disorders: anything to see here? Br J Anaesth. 2023 Aug;131(2):191-193. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.05.018. Epub 2023 Jun 15. PMID: 37330310.
  • Evered LA, Chan MTV, Han R, Chu MHM, Cheng BP, Scott DA, Pryor KO, Sessler DI, Veselis R, Frampton C, Sumner M, Ayeni A, Myles PS, Campbell D, Leslie K, Short TG. Anaesthetic depth and delirium after major surgery: a randomised clinical trial. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Nov;127(5):704-712. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.07.021. Epub 2021 Aug 28. PMID: 34465469; PMCID: PMC8579421.
  • Yang Y, Feng L, Ji C, Lu K, Chen Y, Chen B. Inhalational Versus Propofol-based Intravenous Maintenance of Anesthesia for Emergence Delirium in Adults: A Meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2023 Apr 1;35(2):177-186. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000830. Epub 2022 Jan 13. PMID: 35026799.


Joint Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 


The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:
AJ Puchany, DO — PGY-2 Resident, UPMC Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Brendan Lynch, MD — PGY-2 Resident, UPMC Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Ryan Nelson, MD, MS — PGY-2 Resident, UPMC Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Stephen McHugh, MD, FASA — Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.