Association of preoperative frailty with the risk of postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery: a prospective cohort study

CONCLUSION: Preoperative frailty increased the risk of POD in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.DISCUSSION: Preoperative assessment of frailty in geriatric hip surgery can timely identify potential risks and provide interventions targeting frailty factors to reduce the incidence of POD in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. The findings suggested that preoperative frailty could increase the risk of POD in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. Further research is necessary to determine whether perioperative interventions aimed at enhancing frailty can mitigate the risk of POD and improve prognosis in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.PMID:38294584 | PMC:PMC10830592 | DOI:10.1007/s40520-023-02692-5

Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - January 31, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Chunyu Feng Haotian Wu Ziheng Qi Yuzhi Wei Bo Yang Haolin Yin Siyi Yan Lu Wang Yangyang Yu Juanjuan Xie Xueyan Xing Shumin Tu Huan Zhang Source Type: research