Postoperative delirium: Overview and opportunities to optimize outcomes

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 502-509

  Rudolph, James L ^a,c   Schreiber, Kimberly ^b   Harrington, Mary Beth ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ATROPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CIMETIDINE; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FAMOTIDINE; FLURAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; INDOMETACIN; LEVODOPA; LITHIUM; LOPERAMIDE; MECLOZINE; METHYLDOPA; METOCLOPRAMIDE; OLANZAPINE; OPIATE; PAROXETINE; PETHIDINE; PHENYTOIN; PROCAINAMIDE; THIORIDAZINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54949111673     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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