New York—Preoperative frailty is related to new-onset postoperative delirium (POD) in acute-care, orthopedic trauma patients 65 years old and older, according to researchers at Tufts Medical Center.
“This report builds upon related publications and uniquely identifies frailty as a potentially modifiable risk factor for postoperative delirium in elderly trauma patients,” said Shooka Esmaeeli, MD, the lead author, a visiting physician at Tufts Medical Center, and a postdoctoral