Incidence of delirium in postoperative patients treated with total knee and hip arthroplasty

Summary Introduction: Delirium is a common disorder that can potentiate mortality and comorbidity rates of patients hospitalized in intensive care units. Patients undergoing major orthopedic surgeries, such as knee and hip arthroplasty, are particularly vulnerable as they often have multiple risk...

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Main Authors: Felipe de Santana Bosmak, Patrick Teller Gibim, Sandra Guimarães, Adriano Luiz Ammirati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302017000300248&lng=en&tlng=en