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Incidence of postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing surgical procedures: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

Ezinne Oyidia IgweJessica NealonPauline Y O'ShaughnessyAlera BowdenHui-Chen Rita ChangMu-Hsing HoJed MontayreAmy MontgomeryKaye RollsKuei-Ru ChouKee-Hsin ChenVictoria TraynorPeter Smerdely
Published in: Worldviews on evidence-based nursing (2023)
This study showed that POD incidence in older people undergoing surgery varied widely across surgery type. The more complex surgeries like cardiac and abdominal surgeries were associated with a higher risk of POD. This highlights the need to include the level of surgery complexity as a risk factor in preoperative assessments.
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