| Title |
Postoperative delirium in the elderly: diagnosis and management
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinical Interventions in Aging, June 2008
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| DOI | 10.2147/cia.s2759 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Thomas N Robinson, Ben Eiseman |
| Abstract |
Delirium is a common but often undiagnosed complication in the elderly following a major operation. Recognizing the presentation of delirium and the criteria to establish the diagnosis of delirium will improve a clinician's ability to detect this complication. Treating delirium with environmental, supportive, and pharmacologic interventions reduces the incidence and side effects of postoperative delirium. The purpose of this review is to describe the diagnosis and treatment of postoperative delirium. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 6 | 67% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 2 | 22% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 8 | 89% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
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| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 251 | 97% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 46 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 33 | 13% |
| Researcher | 30 | 12% |
| Other | 25 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 20 | 8% |
| Other | 53 | 20% |
| Unknown | 52 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 128 | 49% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 3% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 3% |
| Psychology | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 27 | 10% |
| Unknown | 58 | 22% |
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