Key result
Historical review of postoperative psychoses and delirium following cataract extraction reveals no single characteristic form of mental disturbance from a psychiatric standpoint.
Population
Patients undergoing cataract extraction or eye operations, historically noted to be over 60 years old.
Design
Review
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Varied historical presentations of post-cataract delirium do not support a uniform profile; leaves open modern characterization under current anesthesia and care.
This historical review highlights early observations of postoperative delirium following cataract surgery.
Walter R. Parker (1913) conducted a review in Postcataract extraction delirium. Cataract extraction was evaluated on Postoperative psychoses and delirium. Historical review of postoperative psychoses and delirium following cataract extraction reveals no single characteristic form of mental disturbance from a psychiatric standpoint.
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