Postoperative delirium mediates 180-day mortality in orthopaedic trauma patients

Franco-Garcia, Esteban; Zhou, Carmen; Heng, Marilyn; Quraishi, Sadeq A.; Westover, Brandon

Abstract

Background: Frailty has been associated with increased incidence of postoperative delirium and mortality. We hypothesised that postoperative delirium mediates a clinically significant (>= 1%) percentage of the effect of frailty on mortality in older orthopaedic trauma patients.

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Título según WOS: Postoperative delirium mediates 180-day mortality in orthopaedic trauma patients
Título de la Revista: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
Volumen: 127
Número: 1
Editorial: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Fecha de publicación: 2021
Página de inicio: 102
Página final: 109
DOI:

10.1016/J.BJA.2021.03.033

Notas: ISI