Preoperative Visual Attention, Postoperative Delirium and Three‐Month Outcomes

Data continues to demonstrate that preoperative measures of visual attention predict POD. Additionally, POD measured in this study predicts caregiver burden at three months, supporting the importance of this finding. Further studies with more participants can help to determine how to apply measures of visual attention to better predict and monitor the effects of delirium on cognition and neurodegeneration. Understanding this relationship provides a basis for future research on strategies to prevent, mitigate, or rehabilitate the effects of delirium, improving hospital outcomes and potentially delaying or preventing dementia. Funding AACSF-22-928731; K07AG066813.