Duration of Postoperative Delirium Is an Independent Predictor of 6‐Month Mortality in Older Adults After Hip Fracture

2014195 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Giuseppe Bellelli · Gruppo di Ricerca Geriatrica

Paolo Mazzola · University of Milano-Bicocca

Alessandro Morandi · Gruppo di Ricerca Geriatrica

Adriana Antonella Bruni · Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo

Lucio Carnevali · University of Milano-Bicocca

Maurizio Corsi · Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo

Giovanni Zatti

Abstract

In older adults undergoing hip fracture surgery, duration of POD is an important prognostic factor for 6-month mortality. Efforts to reduce duration of POD are therefore crucial for these individuals.

Topics & Keywords

Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Hip and Femur Fractures Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 62, Issue 7, pp. 1335-1340

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12885

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