Open Access<p>Delirium after hip hemiarthroplasty for proximal femoral fractures in elderly patients: risk factors and clinical outcomes</p>
Author(s) -
Louis de Jong,
Veronique A J I M van Rijckevorsel,
Jelle W Raats,
T.M.A.L. Klem,
M. Kuijper,
Gert R. Roukema
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s189760
Subject(s) - medicine , delirium , hip fracture , dementia , prospective cohort study , pneumonia , geriatrics , hip surgery , surgery , arthroplasty , intensive care medicine , osteoporosis , disease , psychiatry
The primary aim of the present study was to verify the potential risk factors for developing a delirium after hip fracture surgery. The secondary aim of this study was to examine the related clinical outcomes after a delirium developed post-hip fracture surgery.