The impact of psychomotor subtypes and duration of delirium on 6-month mortality in hip-fractured elderly patients.

Giuseppe BellelliLucio CarnevaliMaurizio CorsiAlessandro MorandiAntonella ZambonPaolo MazzolaMarianna GaleazziAlessandra BonfantiFrancesca MassarielloHajnalka SzaboGiulia OliveriJustin HaasLuca Cavalieri d'OroGiorgio Annoni

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2018)

Hyperactive delirium was the most common POD psychomotor subtype, but hypoactive and mixed POD were associated with 6-month mortality risk. Moreover, the risk of death 6 months after surgery increased for both subgroups (hypoactive and mixed) with increasing duration of POD.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
hip fracture
cardiovascular events
risk factors
acute kidney injury
total hip arthroplasty
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes