articleJournal of the American Geriatrics SocietyDec 12, 2014BRONZE OA

American Geriatrics Society Abstracted Clinical Practice Guideline for Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults

TAThe American Geriatrics Society Expert Panel on Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults

American Geriatrics Society

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Abstract

The abstracted set of recommendations presented here provides essential guidance both on the prevention of postoperative delirium in older patients at risk of delirium and on the treatment of older surgical patients with delirium, and is based on the 2014 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Guideline. The full version of the guideline, American Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults is available at the website of the AGS. The overall aims of the study were twofold: first, to present nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions that should be implemented perioperatively for the prevention of postoperative delirium in older adults; and second, to present…

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  • Delirium
  • Medicine
  • Guideline
  • Geriatrics
  • Psychological intervention
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Emergency medicine
  • Psychiatry
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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