Adherence to recommended practices for perioperative anesthesia care for older adults among US anesthesiologists: results from the ASA Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia-Perioperative Brain Health Initiative ASA member survey

Table 2 Percentages of respondents working in community hospitals vs. other settings reporting 50% or greater adherence to assessed care practices*

	Practice location: community hospital n/N (%)	Practice location: all other* n/N (%)	p
Preoperative frailty evaluation using a formal measurement scale	29/764 (3.8%)	51/717(6.6%)	0.012
Preoperative comprehensive geriatric evaluation	15/765 (2.0%)	29/767 (3.8%)	0.033
Multimodal analgesia use in the first 24 h after surgery	621/764 (81.3%)	651/768 (84.8%)	0.069
Preoperative screening for dementia or other pre-existing cognitive impairment using a formal measurement scale	75/764 (9.8%)	95/768 (12.4%)	0.112
Postoperative delirium screening using a formal measurement scale*	68/764 (8.9%)	109/767 (14.2%)	0.001
Preoperative provision of information to patient or family regarding the risk of developing delirium or other cognitive disorders after surgery	450/764 (58.9%)	366/768 (47.7%)	< 0.001

*Community hospital, government hospital, nongovernment hospital, medical school, free-standing surgery center, multilocation health system, office-based practice

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