Delirium risk screening and haloperidol prophylaxis program in hip fracture patients is a helpful tool in identifying high-risk patients, but does not reduce the incidence of delirium

BACKGROUND: Delirium in patients with hip fractures lead to higher morbidity and mortality. Prevention in high-risk patients by prescribing low dose haloperidol is currently under investigation. METHODS: This prospective cohort surveillance assessed hip fracture patients for risk of developing a del...

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Autores principales: Vochteloo, Anne JH, Moerman, Sophie, Borger van der Burg, Boudewijn LS, de Boo, Maarten, de Vries, Mark R, Niesten, Dieu-Donné, Tuinebreijer, Wim E, Nelissen, Rob GHH, Pilot, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21834991
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-11-39

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21834991
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-11-39

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