ACS Geriatric Surgery Verification hospitals screen nearly all older surgical patients for delirium, study finds

There is a stark gap in how often hospitals screen older adults for postoperative delirium, with verified geriatric surgery programs screening nearly every patient while nonaccredited programs screen just half, according to new findings published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. This disparity may mean thousands of cases are going undetected and unaddressed.