Short-form Mini Nutritional Assessment as a Useful Method of Predicting the Development of Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery

Postoperative delirium (POD) is a major cause for concern among elderly patients undergoing surgery, often resulting in poor outcome. It is therefore important to predict and prevent POD. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form (MNA-SF) as a predictor of POD after orthopedic surgery.

Source: General Hospital Psychiatry - September 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Che-Sheng Chu, Chih-Kuang Liang, Ming-Yueh Chou, Yu-Te Lin, Chien-Jen Hsu, Po-Han Chou, Chin-Liang Chu Source Type: research