Quantifying the association between computerised measures of attention and confusion assessment method defined delirium: A prospective study of older orthopaedic surgical patients, free of dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1253-1260

  Lowery, David Peter ^a,d   Wesnes, Keith ^b   Brewster, Nigel ^a   Ballard, Clive ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficits; Delirium; Fluctuating cognition; Markers; Neuropsychological

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESPONSE TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 61749098172     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2059     Document Type: Article

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