Why the study?
Does Apolipoprotein E e4 carrier status increase the risk of early postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing noncardiac surgery?
Population
Older patients undergoing noncardiac surgery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Early postoperative period
Authors
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Should not yet guide perioperative risk assessment; hypothesis-generating for genetic delirium risk and needs prospective validation.
Does Apolipoprotein E e4 carrier status increase the risk of early postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing noncardiac surgery?
Apolipoprotein E e4 carrier status is a genetic risk factor for early postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
Leung et al. (2007) studied this question.
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