The Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index predicts post-operative delirium in the elderly following thoracic and abdominal surgery: A prospective observational cohort study

The Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index predicts post-operative delirium in the elderly following thoracic and abdominal surgery: A prospective observational cohort study

BackgroundPost-operative delirium (POD) presents as a serious neuropsychiatric syndrome in the elderly undergoing thoracic and abdominal surgery, which is mostly associated with poor prognosis. The Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index (ACCI) has been widely recognized as an independently predicti...

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Main Authors: Jing Liu, Jianli Li, Jinhua He, Huanhuan Zhang, Meinv Liu, Junfang Rong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
elderly
Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index
thoracic and abdominal surgery
observational study
post-operative delirium
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2022.979119/full

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