Video: Nurse anesthetist, William Pileggi, on preventing post-operative delirium (Patient Safety Movement, 28 February 2023)

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In this video, William Pileggi, a registered nurse anaesthetist, discusses the implementation of the Golden Eagle Project at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System to improve outcomes for veterans who may be prone to experiencing post-operative emergent delirium. Through assessments to prescreen for PTSD, staff training and using alternative drug therapies, his hospital has had zero injury events related to emergent delirium since 2018. With minor modifications, the program is replicable at civilian hospitals.

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