Risk Factors and Outcomes for Postoperative Delirium after Major Surgery in Elderly Patients.

Early identification of patients at risk for delirium is important, since adequate well timed interventions could prevent occurrence of delirium and related detrimental outcomes. The aim of this study is to evaluate prognostic factors for delirium, including factors describing frailty, in elderly pa...

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Main Authors: Jelle W Raats, Wilbert A van Eijsden, Rogier M P H Crolla, Ewout W Steyerberg, Lijckle van der Laan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4546338?pdf=render