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Assessment and prevention of perioperative confusion in the older adult
1College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA.
Seminars in Perioperative Nursing
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Older adults who experience perioperative confusion usually have prolonged hospital stays and increased postoperative mortality. This article describes the causes of physiological and iatrogenic perioperative confusion and proffers criteria for assessment and intervention with perioperative older adults.