Postoperative delirium in the elderly: diagnosis and management

Thomas N Robinson, Ben EisemanDepartment of Surgery, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO, USAbstract: Delirium is a common but often undiagnosed complication in the elderly following a major operation. Recognizing the presentation of delirium and the criteria to estab...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ab8c99812b0e497489ab7eee06f836ec2021-12-02T09:52:17ZPostoperative delirium in the elderly: diagnosis and management1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/ab8c99812b0e497489ab7eee06f836ec2008-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/postoperative-delirium-in-the-elderly-diagnosis-and-management-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Thomas N Robinson, Ben EisemanDepartment of Surgery, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO, USAbstract: Delirium is a common but often undiagnosed complication in the elderly following a major operation. Recognizing the presentation of delirium and the criteria to establish the diagnosis of delirium will improve a clinician’s ability to detect this complication. Treating delirium with environmental, supportive, and pharmacologic interventions reduces the incidence and side effects of postoperative delirium. The purpose of this review is to describe the diagnosis and treatment of postoperative delirium.Keywords: postoperative, delirium, geriatric, elderly, reviewThomas N RobinsonBen EisemanDove Medical PressarticleGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 3, Pp 351-355 (2008)
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Thomas N Robinson
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Postoperative delirium in the elderly: diagnosis and management
description Thomas N Robinson, Ben EisemanDepartment of Surgery, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO, USAbstract: Delirium is a common but often undiagnosed complication in the elderly following a major operation. Recognizing the presentation of delirium and the criteria to establish the diagnosis of delirium will improve a clinician’s ability to detect this complication. Treating delirium with environmental, supportive, and pharmacologic interventions reduces the incidence and side effects of postoperative delirium. The purpose of this review is to describe the diagnosis and treatment of postoperative delirium.Keywords: postoperative, delirium, geriatric, elderly, review
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title_short Postoperative delirium in the elderly: diagnosis and management
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title_full_unstemmed Postoperative delirium in the elderly: diagnosis and management
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