Incidence and risk factors for postoperative delirium after major head and neck cancer surgery

• Published in: Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery Vol. 44; no. 7; pp. 890 - 894
• Main Authors: Booka, Eisuke, Kamijo, Tomoyuki, Matsumoto, Teruaki, Takeuchi, Mari, Kitani, Takashi, Nagaoka, Masato, Imai, Atsushi, Iida, Yoshiyuki, Shimada, Ayako, Takebayashi, Katsushi, Niihara, Masahiro, Mori, Keita, Onitsuka, Tetsuro, Tsubosa, Yasuhiro, Takeuchi, Hiroya, Kitagawa, Yuko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Dentistry; Emergence Delirium - epidemiology; Emergence Delirium - etiology; Female; Head and neck cancer; Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Older age; Operative Time; Postoperative delirium; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Young Adult; Postoperative delirium; Head and neck cancer; Older age

Postoperative delirium is a common and serious complication after extensive surgery. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors for postoperative delirium after major head and neck cancer surgery. A retrospective analysis was performed for 293 patients who underwent major head an...