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Related Factors and Treatment of Postoperative Delirium in Old Adult Patients: An Integrative Review
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Facultad/Centro
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Healthcare
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9
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Méndez Martínez, C.; Fernández Martínez, M. N.; García Suárez, M.; Martínez Isasi, S.; Fernández Fernández , J. A.; Fernández García, D. (2021). Related Factors and Treatment of Postoperative Delirium in Old Adult Patients: An Integrative Review. Healthcare, 9
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MDPI
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2021
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“Postoperative delirium” is defined as delirium occurring in the hospital up to one week after a procedure or before discharge (whichever occurs first) that meets the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Objectives: To describe the risk factors related to this pathology and identify effective non-pharmacological forms of treatment. An integrative review of the available literature was performed. The search results considered included all quantitative studies published between 2011 and 2019 in both English and Spanish. A total of 117 studies were selected. Advanced age was identified as the principal risk factor for postoperative delirium. Nursing interventions appear to be the key to preventing or reducing the seriousness of delirium after an anaesthetic episode. The aetiology of postoperative delirium remains unknown, and no treatment exists to eliminate this pathology. The role of nursing staff is fundamental in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of the pathology.
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