Open AccessPostoperative Delirium is Not Associated with Long-Term Decline in Activities of Daily Living or Mortality After Laryngectomy
Author(s) -
Yiru Wang,
Weiwei Liu,
Kaizheng Chen,
Xia Shen
Publication year - 2021
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.s303800
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngectomy , activities of daily living , delirium , surgery , prospective cohort study , anesthesia , physical therapy , larynx , intensive care medicine
To determine the relationships between postoperative delirium (POD) and postoperative activities of daily living (ADL) and mortality in patients undergoing laryngectomy. We hypothesized that POD would reduce postoperative ADL and increase postoperative mortality.