Incidence of post-operative delirium increases as severity of frailty increases
Incidence of post-operative delirium increases as categorical frailty severity level increases. This suggests that frailty severity should be considered when counselling older adults about their risk for post-operative delirium prior to surgery.
Authors
- Dianne Bettick
- Kevin J. Psoter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8529-0585)
- Nae‐Yuh Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6513-9730)
- Frederick E. Sieber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9121-4607)
- Esther S. Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-5763)
- April L. Ehrlich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0325-0235)
- Susan L. Gearhart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0915-2188)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae168
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.95
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences