Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-268

  Flinn, Denise R ^a   Diehl, Kathleen M ^b   Seyfried, Lisa S ^b   Malani, Preeti N ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DONEPEZIL; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; LEVODOPA; LORAZEPAM; MACROGOL; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SORBITOL;

AGITATION; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOXIA; INFECTION; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PAIN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREMOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67650716715     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.03.008     Document Type: Review

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