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SUBMITTER: Hughes CG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7379173 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hughes Christopher G CG Boncyk Christina S CS Culley Deborah J DJ Fleisher Lee A LA Leung Jacqueline M JM McDonagh David L DL Gan Tong J TJ McEvoy Matthew D MD Miller Timothy E TE
Anesthesia and analgesia 20200601 6
Postoperative delirium is a geriatric syndrome that manifests as changes in cognition, attention, and levels of consciousness after surgery. It occurs in up to 50% of patients after major surgery and is associated with adverse outcomes, including increased hospital length of stay, higher cost of care, higher rates of institutionalization after discharge, and higher rates of readmission. Furthermore, it is associated with functional decline and cognitive impairments after surgery. As the age and ...[more]