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Table 3 Percentages of respondents in academic vs. non-academic practice arrangements reporting 50% or greater adherence to assessed care practices

From: 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

 

Practice organization: academic practice n/N (%)

Practice organization: all other* n/N (%)

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Preoperative frailty evaluation using a formal measurement scale

42/442 (9.5%)

37/1,084 (3.4%)

<0.001

Preoperative comprehensive geriatric evaluation

26/441 (5.9%)

18/1085 (1.7%)

<0.001

Multimodal analgesia use in the first 24 hours after surgery

386/442 (87.3%)

881/1084 (81.3%)

0.004

Preoperative screening for dementia or other pre-existing cognitive impairment using a formal measurement scale

75/443 (16.9%)

95/1,084 (8.8%)

<0.001

Postoperative delirium screening using a formal measurement scale*

84/442 (19.0%)

93/1,083 (8.6%)

<0.001

Preoperative provision of information to patient or family regarding the risk of developing delirium or other cognitive disorders after surgery

209/443 (47.2%)

605/1,083 (55.9%)

0.002

  1. *Including solo practice/two-physician practice, group multispecialty practice, group national practice, group regional/multi-state practice, single-specialty group practice, and other