35. Does spinal anesthesia decrease the risk of postoperative delirium?

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of spinal anesthesia on the risk of postoperative delirium with expert guests.

Dr. Mark Neuman and Dr. Sam Falkson join the show to discuss the literature around risks of regional versus general anesthesia for postoperative delirium. Dr. Neuman is the founding Director of the Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation and Professor of Anesthesiology at Penn Medicine. Dr. Sam Falkson is an anesthesia resident at the Massachusetts General Hospital. This podcast was recorded as part of the Depth of Anesthesia podcast elective. Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our content, leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and share our content with your colleagues. — Follow us on Instagram @DepthofAnesthesia and on Twitter (X) @DepthAnesthesia for podcast and literature updates. Email us at depthofanesthesia@gmail.com with episode ideas or if you'd like to join our team. Music by Stephen Campbell, MD. — References Guay J, Parker MJ, Gajendragadkar PR, Kopp S. Anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;2(2):CD000521. Ravi B, Pincus D, Choi S, Jenkinson R, Wasserstein DN, Redelmeier DA. Association of duration of surgery with postoperative delirium among patients receiving hip fracture repair. JAMA Netw Open…

People in this episode

Host: David Hao, MD

Guests: Dr. Mark Neuman, Dr. Sam Falkson

Topics covered

• spinal anesthesia
• postoperative delirium
• regional anesthesia
• general anesthesia
• surgery outcomes

Keywords

• spinal anesthesia
• postoperative delirium
• regional anesthesia
• general anesthesia
• surgery
• anesthesiology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Penn Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

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