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2022 Nov 03


Minerva Anestesiol

The association of chronic pain and postoperative delirium: a prospective observational cohort study.

Authors

Eckert SC, Spies CD, Mörgeli R, Kruppa J, Heinrich M
Minerva Anestesiol. 2022 Nov 03.
PMID: 36326775.

Abstract

Postoperative delirium (POD) is an acute and common complication after surgery that can increase morbidity and mortality. Few previous studies with inconsistent findings have examined the association of pre-operative pain and POD. Our purpose is to investigate the association of pre-operative chronic pain and POD.