New-onset delirium among elderly acute care orthopedic trauma patients: sleep disturbance and nutritional status as modifiable risk factors.

ABSTRACT Background: Among elderly orthopedic trauma patients, the prevalence of delirium during acute care hospitalization may be as high as 60%. Recent evidence suggests that a history of sleep disturbance may increase the risk of delirium in elective surgery patients; however, such an association...

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