Postoperative Delirium in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy

With voluntary participation, this study requires participants to complete a self-administered cognitive evaluation (SAGE) before surgery to assess baseline cognitive impairment and early dementia; vital signs will be documented prior to surgery. During surgery, participants will receive a standardized general anesthesia regimen as described in the protocol. Several parameters will be measured during surgery, including bispectral monitoring to measure processed EEG. After surgery, fitness for cognitive evaluation will be determined by the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) scale, and then emergence delirium will be assessed using the CAM-ICU scale. Fitness for discharge from PACU will be determined by an Aldrete score of 9 or more. Postoperative pain will be assessed using the 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS-11). Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) level will also be documented. Postoperative Delirium (POD) assessment will be achieved by administering the memorial delirium assessment scale (MDAS) twice a day starting on day 1 through day 3 postoperatively. Pain NRS-11 score and PONV levels will also be documented at each visit. For microRNA testing, blood probes will be collected in 5mL purple top tube at surgical preadmission and post-surgery days one, two and three. Risks associated with participating in this study include normal risk associated with having surgery and general anesthesia; no greater than minimal risk is associated with blood collection. For the participant, there are no immediate anticipated benefits for participating in this study. The importance of the knowledge that is expected to result includes lower post-operative complications as a result of post-operative delirium, faster recovery, and shorter hospital stay.