The purpose of this guideline is to present evidence-based and consensus-based
recommendations for the prevention and treatment of postoperative delirium. The …

Background Medications are frequently reported as both predisposing factors and inducers
of delirium. This review evaluated the available evidence and determined the magnitude of …

Dear Editor, As of October 17th the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) caused a pandemic
disease (coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19) 40 million people worldwide, with almost …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a devastating disease worldwide. Though many efforts
have been made to elucidate the process of HCC, its molecular mechanisms of …

Objective To explore the risk factors associated with postoperative delirium (PD) in elderly
patients following total hip arthroplasty (THA) for hip fracture. Methods This prospective …

Objective To investigate the impact of multicomponent, nonpharmacologic interventions
(MNI) on perioperative cortisol and melatonin levels, as well as postoperative delirium (PD) …

An increase of the proportion of elderly patients undergoing surgery will lead to a higher
incidence of POD. Preoperative assessment should facilitate identification of patients at high …

Delirium in the general intensive care unit (ICU) population is common, associated with
adverse outcomes and well studied. However, knowledge on delirium in the increasing …

Backgrounds Postoperative delirium is a common complication after surgery. However, the
incidence and risk factors associated with delirium after liver resection have not been …

Purpose Malnutrition has been considered as a risk factor for postoperative delirium (POD).
The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) is a validated tool for assessing nutritional status. This …