Perioperative point-of-care-testing of plasmacholinesterases identifies older patients at risk for postoperative delirium: an observational prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Postoperative delirium (POD) is a severe perioperative complication that may increase mortality and length-of-stay in older patients. Moreover, POD is a major economic burden to any healthcare system. An altered expression of Acetylcholine- and Butyrylcholinesterases (AChE, BuChE...

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Main Authors: Matthias S. Gruendel, Wibke Brenneisen, Jakob Wollborn, Gerrit Haaker, Melanie Meersch, Simone Gurlit, Ulrich Goebel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04627-1