title: Your postop patient is confused and agitated--next steps?
abstract: Your older patient exhibits signs and symptoms that suggest delirium. Here's how to best handle this complication.
authors.affiliation: Teresa Lang Research Center, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY, USA. Email: jan9044@nyp.org.
authors.forename: Jackson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia X
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Aleksander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geube
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Mitchell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chorost
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors