Disorientation, memory loss, difficulties in speech. If you are over sixty and undergoing surgery, you could be at risk of developing any or all of these symptoms. Postoperative delirium (POD) is an enormous problem, occurring in 23% of surgical patients over 60. POD leads to adverse outcomes such as a 25% increased risk of mortality within one month, double the risk of nursing home admission, costs of 1-2 B Euros to health insurers in Germany alone, and 38% of people who develop POD suffer long-term cognitive decline and dementia. There are no treatments available once symptoms arise. Instead, the focus is on prevention. Many highly effective prophylactic interventions (leading up to 43% reduction in POD) have been developed. These are cheaper than a patient with delirium, but are too costly to deploy for every patient.
...and so is getting it under control. Clinics need more than a new delirium concept or a delirium unit. Screening elderly patients is important but does not reduce delirium. Only Prevention does. But it is a lot of work and can only be done for at risk patients. That is called Targeted Prevention, the only proven approach for permanently less cases. We support clinics to achieve that in no time and to stick to it – with the help of digital tools and AI.
Even though preventable, POD still occurs in more than 20% of surgical patients over 60. This statistic has been unchanged for 30 years! PIPRA, through its innovative, AI-driven approach, breaks this long-standing trend, and significantly improves patient outcomes and reduces healthcare costs.
PIPRA AG has developed a delirium management program which helps clinics to achieve Targeted Prevention in no time and to stick to it – with the use of digital technology, AI, and ready-to-use materials.
By incorporating PIPRA into their clinical workflows, healthcare professionals gain valuable insights to implement targeted preventive strategies, ultimately enhancing patient outcomes and reducing the incidence of delirium.
This individualized approach optimizes healthcare resource allocation, ensuring that each patient receives the best possible care.
PIPRA is an algorithm that detects the risk of POD in presurgical patients. The tool can be incorporated into all modern EHR systems, including Epic, ChipSoft, SAP and eClinicalWorks.
As an alternative that requires no administrative effort, we have built an easy-to-use and quick browser-based and platform-independent user interface. We have received overwhelmingly positive feedback in customer validation tests.