Postoperative delirium: diagnostic evaluation and treatment
BACKGROUND Postoperative delirium (POD) is an acute, transient and fluctuating disturbance of consciousness that occurs shortly after surgery. Its clinical importance is high, since it increases mortality, length of stay, institutionalization, and it is related to poor prognosis. <br />AIM OF...
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| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/332 |