Delirium is a type of confusion that develops suddenly—over the course of hours or days—and most commonly affects older adults who are hospitalized or in a long-term care facility. “We refer to ...

Delirium is associated with poor outcomes such ... correlated with the Mini-Mental Status Examination, the Visual Analog Scale for Confusion and the digit span test. Strengths and Limitations ...

"Further large-scale validation studies with larger samples are needed to confirm these results," Prof. Yuan Shen noted. As the population ages, the incidence of postoperative delirium is likely ...

Baseline delirium scores were assessed upon arrival in the operating room. The control group received a standard 1.0 minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of sevoflurane for maintenance after ...