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Prevalence Of Preoperative Delirium And Associated Factors In Elderly Hip Fracture Patients At King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Paul Thisayakorn
Prevalence Of Preoperative Delirium And Associated Factors In Elderly Hip Fracture Patients At King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Paul Thisayakorn
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Background: Preoperative delirium in hip fracture is under-studied. Effective diagnosis, prevention, and management of preoperative delirium may be able to reduce the incidence of the postoperative complications.
Objective: To study the prevalence of preoperative delirium and its associated factors in elderly patients who underwent hip fracture surgery.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study which collected the data from patients aged more than 65 years who underwent hip surgery at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Preoperative cognitive status assessment was done by using the Thai Mental State Examination (TMSE) and The Confusion Assessment Method-Thai (CAM-T) on the day before surgery. The DSM-V …