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. 2020 Feb 25;9:6. doi: 10.1186/s13741-020-0136-9

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