Postoperative delirium: Are there modifiable risk factors?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 403-405

  Leung, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; MORPHINE; PIRITRAMIDE; REMIFENTANIL;

COGNITION; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOTE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT;

DELIRIUM; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953803531     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e3283340a99     Document Type: Note

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