Predicting Delirium Duration in Elderly Hip-Surgery Patients: Does Early Symptom Profile Matter?

Predicting Delirium Duration in Elderly Hip-Surgery Patients: Does Early Symptom Profile Matter?

Background. Features that may allow early identification of patients at risk of prolonged delirium, and therefore of poorer outcomes, are not well understood. The aim of this study was to determine if preoperative delirium risk factors and delirium symptoms (at onset and clinical symptomatology duri...

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Main Authors: Chantal J. Slor, Joost Witlox, Dimitrios Adamis, David J. Meagher, Tjeerd van der Ploeg, Rene W. M. M. Jansen, Mireille F. M. van Stijn, Alexander P. J. Houdijk, Willem A. van Gool, Piet Eikelenboom, Jos F. M. de Jonghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/962321

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