Does increased duration of surgery and general anesthesia increase the risk of postoperative delirium in older adults receiving hip fracture surgery?
Increased surgical duration and general anesthesia are associated with a higher risk of postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing hip fracture repair.
Among older adults receiving hip fracture surgery, both an increased duration of surgery and receiving a general anesthetic were associated with an increased risk for postoperative delirium.
Ravi et al. (Fri,) studied this question.