Preoperative Risk Assessment for Delirium After Hepatic Resection in the Elderly: a Prospective Multicenter Study

• Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 134 - 144
• Main Authors: Ishihara, Atsushi, Tanaka, Shogo, Ueno, Masaki, Iida, Hiroya, Kaibori, Masaki, Nomi, Takeo, Hirokawa, Fumitoshi, Ikoma, Hisashi, Nakai, Takuya, Eguchi, Hidetoshi, Shinkawa, Hiroji, Hayami, Shinya, Maehira, Hiromitsu, Shibata, Toshihiko, Kubo, Shoji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Delirium; Delirium - diagnosis; Delirium - epidemiology; Delirium - etiology; Frailty; Gastroenterology; Geriatric Assessment; Humans; Liver; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Older people; Original Article; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Surgery; Hypoalbuminemia; Transfer; Frailty; Healthcare support

Background Hepatic resection often results in delirium in preoperatively self-sufficient elderly people. The association of frailty with postoperative delirium remains unclear, and preoperative risk assessment, including frailty, of postoperative delirium has not been established. Methods This prosp...