Publications by authors named "John A Riordan"
Anaesth Intensive Care
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- Delirium is a common complication for older adults after hip fracture surgery, with a study analyzing patient data from 2015-2020 revealing inconsistent links between the type of anaesthesia used and the occurrence of delirium.
- Among the 35,252 patients studied, those who received general anaesthesia (40.6%) showed higher rates of delirium compared to those who received spinal or regional anaesthesia (35.7%).
- Adjustments for known confounders indicated a weak association between general anaesthesia and delirium, but an analysis addressing unmeasured factors found no significant causal link, suggesting more research is needed in this area.
