Delirium postoperatorio: una consecuencia del envejecimiento poblacional
Delirium (acute confusional state) is a common and disabling complication among surgical older people. It is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Its incidence varies by type of intervention and it is associated with several complications such as functional impairment, cognitive dysfunction, prolo...
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oai:scielo:S0034-988720140004000102014-09-02Delirium postoperatorio: una consecuencia del envejecimiento poblacionalVega P,EduardoNazar J,ClaudioRattalino F,MarcosPedemonte T,JuanCarrasco G,Marcela Delirium Geriatrics Postoperative complications Delirium (acute confusional state) is a common and disabling complication among surgical older people. It is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Its incidence varies by type of intervention and it is associated with several complications such as functional impairment, cognitive dysfunction, prolonged hospitalization and institutionalization. These increase hospitalization costs and the risk of death. There are precipitating and predisposing risk factors, which increase the susceptibility for postoperative delirium. This condition should be considered as a syndrome of epidemiological importance, which needs to be prevented or treated in a timely manner through a multidisciplinary intervention. The perioperative care of elderly patients involves different medical specialties and is a subject of general knowledge.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.142 n.4 20142014-04-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872014000400010es10.4067/S0034-98872014000400010 |
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Delirium (acute confusional state) is a common and disabling complication among surgical older people. It is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Its incidence varies by type of intervention and it is associated with several complications such as functional impairment, cognitive dysfunction, prolonged hospitalization and institutionalization. These increase hospitalization costs and the risk of death. There are precipitating and predisposing risk factors, which increase the susceptibility for postoperative delirium. This condition should be considered as a syndrome of epidemiological importance, which needs to be prevented or treated in a timely manner through a multidisciplinary intervention. The perioperative care of elderly patients involves different medical specialties and is a subject of general knowledge. |
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Vega P,Eduardo Nazar J,Claudio Rattalino F,Marcos Pedemonte T,Juan Carrasco G,Marcela |
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Vega P,Eduardo Nazar J,Claudio Rattalino F,Marcos Pedemonte T,Juan Carrasco G,Marcela |
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Vega P,Eduardo |
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Delirium postoperatorio: una consecuencia del envejecimiento poblacional |
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Delirium postoperatorio: una consecuencia del envejecimiento poblacional |
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Delirium postoperatorio: una consecuencia del envejecimiento poblacional |
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Delirium postoperatorio: una consecuencia del envejecimiento poblacional |
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Delirium postoperatorio: una consecuencia del envejecimiento poblacional |
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delirium postoperatorio: una consecuencia del envejecimiento poblacional |
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Sociedad Médica de Santiago |
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