Project Details
Description
The Safe Brain Initiative translates validated science into bedside practice — protecting patients from postoperative delirium, cognitive dysfunction, and avoidable neurological harm.
Surviving surgery is the baseline, not the goal. The goal as a patient is returning to the life you had — with your memory, your personality, and your independence intact.
Postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction are not inevitable. They are largely preventable, and you can advocate for the monitoring and care bundle that reduces your risk. Ask your anaesthetist a direct question before you go to theatre.
The checklist on the right is yours to print and bring to your pre-operative assessment. You are entitled to shared decision-making. This is what it looks like in practice.
Surviving surgery is the baseline, not the goal. The goal as a patient is returning to the life you had — with your memory, your personality, and your independence intact.
Postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction are not inevitable. They are largely preventable, and you can advocate for the monitoring and care bundle that reduces your risk. Ask your anaesthetist a direct question before you go to theatre.
The checklist on the right is yours to print and bring to your pre-operative assessment. You are entitled to shared decision-making. This is what it looks like in practice.
| Short title | SBI |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 1/06/21 → … |