Impact of delirium on mortality and cognitive and functional performance among elderly people with femoral fractures Impacto do delirium sobre mortalidade e desempenhos cognitivo e funcional em idosos com fratura de fêmur

Impact of delirium on mortality and cognitive and functional performance among elderly people with femoral fractures Impacto do delirium sobre mortalidade e desempenhos cognitivo e funcional em idosos com fratura de fêmur

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...

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Main Authors: Maria Elizabet Furlaneto, Luíz Eugênio Garcez-Leme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2007-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Delirium
Idoso
Fratura de fêmur
Mortalidade
Estado cognitivo
Estado funcional
Elderly
Femoral fracture
Mortality
Cognitive state
Functional state
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