Increased risk for postoperative delirium has been documented in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture repair.([FOOTNOTE=Zywiel MG, Hurley RT, Perruccio AV, Hancock-Howard RL, Coyte PC, Rampersaud YR. Health economic implications of perioperative delirium in older patients after surgery for a fragility hip fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015;97(10):829-836.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])
Elderly patients undergoing hip fracture repair (n=114) under propofol sedation with spinal anesthesia were randomized to receive either deep (BIS™ index values≈50) or light (BIS™ index values ≥80) sedition.([FOOTNOTE=Sieber FE, Zakriya KJ, Gottschalk A, et al. Sedation depth during spinal anesthesia and the development of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture repair. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010;85(1):18-26.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]) Postoperative delirium was assessed after the second day postoperatively. The light sedation group had a 50% reduction in delirium compared to the deep sedation group.