Table 1 Role of the surgical wards and MGT staff during the CONFUCIUS study

Training nurses from surgical wards to the CAM

Training the surgical wards staff o the prevention of postoperative delirium

Perform a preoperative geriatric consultation

Support HELP implementation

Involve a quarterly morbidity and mortality conferences

Nurse from MGT

Perform preoperative assessment

Perform MDAS diagnosis for CAM positive patients

Nurse from the surgical wards

Perform CAM from the day before the surgery until 7 days after surgery

Involve in HELP implementation

Involve in quarterly morbidity and mortality conferences

Other medical staff from the surgical wards

Involve in HELP implementation

Involve in periodic morbidity and mortality conferences