FACTORS RELTED TO DELIRIUM AND MORTALITY IN OLDER ADULTS WITH FEMUR FRACTURE ON AN ORTHOPEDIC UNIT

• Main Authors: Daniel de Souza Oliveira (Author), Fernanda Marques Fernandes (Author), Mara Graziele Maciel Silveira (Author), Maurício de Miranda Ventura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To correlate the main clinical characteristics of geriatric patients hospitalized for femur fracture with delirium incidence and mortality during hospitalization. METHODS: Cross-sectional study in patients over 65 years old admitted to an orthopedics unit with femoral fracture. The author...