Study finds decrease in postoperative delirium in elderly patients
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 11:49
in Health & Medicine
A recent study, published in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, demonstrates that in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture repair under spinal anesthesia with propofol sedation, the prevalence of delirium can be decreased by 50 percent with light sedation, compared to deep sedation.