Postoperative delirium: Risk factors, prevention, and treatment

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1352-1360

  Trabold, Benedikt ^a   Metterlein, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; delirium; multicomponent intervention programs; prevention; risk factor

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INOTROPIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEHYDRATION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROSCORE; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEARING AID; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; HYPOXIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALNUTRITION; MOBILIZATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; SLEEP; SUNLIGHT; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; VISUAL AID; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DELIRIUM; HEART SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84908155796     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.03.017     Document Type: Review

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