Delirium after cardiac surgery: A critical review

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-30

  Van Der Mast, Rose C ^b   Roest, Frits H J ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Delirium; Incidence; Meta analysis; Review; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DELIRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030197630     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(96)00005-0     Document Type: Review

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