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Postoperative Delirium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Larry E. Tune
Larry E. Tune
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
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Extract

Postoperative delirium is a common syndrome that is often mistaken for other psychiatric conditions, particularly depression. Numerous investigators have found a clear convincing association between delirium and increased morbidity and mortality. For this reason, greater attention should be focused on accurate clinical diagnosis. In this article, pre- and postoperative risk factors are reviewed. Lastly, areas demanding immediate further investigation are identified. In particular, outcome studies with particular emphasis on the role of age and prior drug exposure are urgently needed.

Type
The Impact of Care Delivery Setting and Patient Selection in Shaping Research Questions and Results
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , December 1991 , pp. 325 - 332
Copyright
© 1991 Springer Publishing Company

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