Can smart alerts stop Post-Surgery confusion in Memory-Impaired patients?
NCT ID NCT05777187
First seen Feb 21, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether computer alerts in medical records could help prevent postoperative delirium (sudden confusion after surgery) in patients with cognitive impairment. Researchers used machine learning to identify high-risk patients and prompted anesthesiologists with 12 best practices. The trial was terminated early, so it's unclear how well the alerts worked.
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Locations
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Mount Sinai Health System
New York, New York, 10029, United States
What this could mean
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Active substance
Clinical decision support alerts in the electronic health record
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could reduce delirium rates in surgical patients with cognitive impairment by prompting doctors to follow best practices.
What could go wrong
The trial was terminated early, so results are limited. The intervention relies on doctors following alerts, which may not always happen.
Conditions
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