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The incidence of delirium in the elderly after surgery and risk factors
2024-04-18
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background</bold> Delirium is a sudden, fluctuating, and usually curable disorder of mental function that is characterized by an inability to pay attention, disorientation, an inability to think clearly, and fluctuations in the level of alertness (consciousness). Recognition and treatment of delirium are critical because postoperative delirium is associated with outcomes including...
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- Literature Corpus work
- b780ba93-bd96-576a-8db9-5e109e17db0c
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4278476/v1
