Delirium after emergency hip surgery-common and serious, but rarely consented for
Delirium after emergency hip surgery-common and serious, but rarely consented for作者机构:Geriatric MedicineImperial College NHS TrustLondon W2 1NYUnited Kingdom Geriatric MedicineCity Hospitals SunderlandSunderland SR4 7TPUnited Kingdom Department of Trauma and OrthopaedicsImperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon W2 1NYUnited Kingdom
出 版 物:《World Journal of Orthopedics》 (世界骨科杂志(英文版))
年 卷 期:2019年第10卷第6期
页 面:228-234页
学科分类:10[医学]
主 题:Delirium Proximal femoral fractures Consent Hip surgery Montgomery Medicolegal
摘 要:A quarter of patients admitted with a proximal femoral fracture suffer from an acute episode of delirium during their hospital *** it is often unrecognised,poorly managed,and rarely discussed by *** is important not only to the affected individuals and their families,but also socioeconomically to the broader *** increases mortality and morbidity,leads to lasting cognitive and functional decline,and increases both length of stay and dependence on *** should be routinely and openly discussed by all members of the clinical team,including surgeons when gaining *** to do so may expose surgeons to claims of *** we present a concise review of the literature and discuss the epidemiology,causative factors,potential consequences and preventative strategies in the perioperative period.