Electrolyte disorders and aging: risk factors for delirium in patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries

Wang, Li-Hong; Xu, Dong-juan; Wei, Xian-Jiao; Chang, Hao‐Teng; Xu, Guo-Hong

doi:10.1186/s12888-016-1130-0

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Electrolyte disorders and aging: risk factors for delirium in patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries

Published in BMC Psychiatry • Nov 22, 2016

Authors:

Li-Hong Wang

Dong-juan Xu

Xian-Jiao Wei

Abstract

BACKGROUND: At present, the exact mechanism of postoperative delirium has not been elucidated. The purpose of this study was to analyze the incidence of delirium in patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries and to explore possible related factors. METHODS: This is a retrospective study. We used 582 p...

Subject

Delirium

Orthopedic surgery

Electrolyte Disorder

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