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Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults
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Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults
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Abstract
A 75-year-old man is admitted for scheduled major abdominal surgery. He is functionally independent, with mild forgetfulness. His intraoperative course is uneventful, but on postoperative day 2, severe confusion and agitation develop. What is going on? How would you manage this patient’s care? Could his condition have been prevented?
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Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults.N Engl J Med. 2018 Jan 4;378(1):96. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1714932. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 29298150 No abstract available.
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