Perioperative Best Practices and Delirium in Patients With Cognitive Impairment

This cohort study of surgical patients with cognitive impairment found that current perioperative strategies derived from established recommendations, while foundational, were insufficient to prevent postoperative delirium. The high rate of postoperative delirium highlights the need to refine perioperative care pathways and identify novel strategies that are most effective for cognitively vulnerable populations. Tailored interventions that integrate electronic health record-derived perioperative data and scalable technological tools in anesthesia workflows can help identify and manage high-risk populations.