Perioperative point-of-care-testing of plasmacholinesterases identifies older patients at risk for postoperative delirium: an observational prospective cohort study

Postoperative delirium (POD) is a severe perioperative complication that may increase mortality and length-of-stay in older patients. Moreover, POD is a major economic burden to any healthcare system. An alter...

Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 6, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Matthias S. Gruendel, Wibke Brenneisen, Jakob Wollborn, Gerrit Haaker, Melanie Meersch, Simone Gurlit and Ulrich Goebel Tags: Research Source Type: research