Impact of delirium on mortality and cognitive and functional performance among elderly people with femoral fractures.

Objective: To evaluate the evolution of cognitive and functional performance and mortality among elderly patients who were delirious during hospitalization due to femoral fracture.

Study Type: Prospective cohort.

Location: Orthopedics and Traumatology Institute of HC-FMUSP; geriatric orthopedic ward.

Delirium in elderly individuals with hip fracture: causes, incidence, prevalence, and risk factors.

Objectives: To determine the incidence, prevalence, risk factors, and causes of delirium in elderly individuals with hip fractures, as well as the impact of delirium on mortality and length of hospital stay.

Patients: One hundred and three patients aged 65 and older with hip fractures were included consecutively between January 2001 and June 2002.

Method: Delirium was diagnosed using the Confusion Assessment Method, applied within the first 24 hours after admission, and then daily.

Postanesthetic delirium.

Background And Objectives: Postanesthetic Delirium (PAD) is a common acute mental disorder most commonly developed in elderly patients. Its pathophysiology is poorly understood and PAD is often confused with others psychiatric disorders. This study aimed at reviewing important features of this anesthetic complication in geriatric patients.