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Post-operative delirium in elderly patients
Delirium is a common, but an often underdiagnosed complication in the elderly following major surgery. Recognising delirium in early stages and diagnosing the condition based on established criteria can improve the outcome and management. Managing delirium with environmental, supportive and pharmaco...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4090988/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024465 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.135026 |
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author | Vijayakumar, B Elango, P Ganessan, R |
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description | Delirium is a common, but an often underdiagnosed complication in the elderly following major surgery. Recognising delirium in early stages and diagnosing the condition based on established criteria can improve the outcome and management. Managing delirium with environmental, supportive and pharmacological interventions will possibly reduce the incidence and side-effects associated with post-operative delirium. The purpose of this article is to provide an over view of the current knowledge about the disease, diagnosis, pathogenesis, preventive strategies, and treatment of post-operative delirium. |
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spelling | pubmed-40909882014-07-14 Post-operative delirium in elderly patients Vijayakumar, B Elango, P Ganessan, R Indian J Anaesth Special Article Delirium is a common, but an often underdiagnosed complication in the elderly following major surgery. Recognising delirium in early stages and diagnosing the condition based on established criteria can improve the outcome and management. Managing delirium with environmental, supportive and pharmacological interventions will possibly reduce the incidence and side-effects associated with post-operative delirium. The purpose of this article is to provide an over view of the current knowledge about the disease, diagnosis, pathogenesis, preventive strategies, and treatment of post-operative delirium. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4090988/ /pubmed/25024465 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.135026 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Anaesthesia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Special Article Vijayakumar, B Elango, P Ganessan, R Post-operative delirium in elderly patients |
title | Post-operative delirium in elderly patients |
title_full | Post-operative delirium in elderly patients |
title_fullStr | Post-operative delirium in elderly patients |
title_full_unstemmed | Post-operative delirium in elderly patients |
title_short | Post-operative delirium in elderly patients |
title_sort | post-operative delirium in elderly patients |
topic | Special Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4090988/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024465 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.135026 |
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