Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health in Spine Surgery: Impact on Postoperative Delirium.

Mark N PernikPalvasha R DemeMadelina L NguyenSalah G AounOwoicho AdogwaKristen HallNick A StewartLuke J DosselmanNajib E El TecleShelley R McDonaldCarlos A BagleySarah A Wingfield

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)

This study suggests that interdisciplinary care for high-risk geriatric patients undergoing elective spine surgery may reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium and increase provider recognition of delirium. The benefit may be greater for those undergoing larger procedures.

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