Delirium: An Important Postoperative Complication

In the Jul 2014 issue of JAMA Surgery, Kim et al reported that a frailty score derived from the components of a comprehensive geriatric assessment was a better predictor of postoperative complications, mortality, and discharge to independent living than the time-honored American Society of Anesthesi...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2017-01, Vol.317 (1), p.77-78
Main Author: Zenilman, Michael E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Delirium
Humans
Postoperative Complications
Postoperative period
Risk Factors
Surgical outcomes
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Summary:In the Jul 2014 issue of JAMA Surgery, Kim et al reported that a frailty score derived from the components of a comprehensive geriatric assessment was a better predictor of postoperative complications, mortality, and discharge to independent living than the time-honored American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) score (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.821 vs 0.647, respectively; P = .01). Here, Zenilman discusses risk factors of delirium after surgery.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2016.18174