Patients prone for postoperative delirium: Preoperative assessment, perioperative prophylaxis, postoperative treatment

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 384-390

  Guenther, Ulf ^a   Riedel, Linda ^a   Radtke, Finn M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b Nstved Sygehus   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cognition; Delirium; Frailty; Mobilization; Pain management

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; OPIATE; REMIFENTANIL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGE; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXERCISE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; REVIEW; RISK; RISK FACTOR; AGED; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCE AGITATION; FRAILTY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SURGERY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; EMERGENCE DELIRIUM; EXERCISE; FRAILTY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84959090095     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: 14736500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000327     Document Type: Review

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