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Review
. 2015 Sep;33(3):505-16.
doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.05.007. Epub 2015 Jul 7.

Postoperative Delirium in the Geriatric Patient

Katie J Schenning  1 , Stacie G Deiner  2
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Review

Postoperative Delirium in the Geriatric Patient

Katie J Schenning et al. Anesthesiol Clin. 2015 Sep.

Abstract

Postoperative delirium, a common complication in older surgical patients, is independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Patients older than 65 years receive greater than one-third of the more than 40 million anesthetics delivered yearly in the United States. This number is expected to increase with the aging of the population. Thus, it is increasingly important that perioperative clinicians who care for geriatric patients have an understanding of the complex syndrome of postoperative delirium.

Keywords: Geriatric; Management; Postoperative delirium; Risk factors; Screening.

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Conflict of interest statement

DISCLOSURES

Conflicts of Interest:

Dr. Schenning: None

Dr. Deiner: None

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