Why the study?
What are the prevalence and risk factors of postoperative delirium in elderly hip fracture patients?
Population
Elderly hip fracture patients
Design
Other
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Supports targeting modifiable factors to mitigate delirium in elderly hip fracture patients; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
What are the prevalence and risk factors of postoperative delirium in elderly hip fracture patients?
Identifying and correcting modifiable risk factors such as nutritional support and blood glucose control may help prevent postoperative delirium in elderly hip fracture patients.
Guo et al. (2016) studied this question.
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