Risk factors for delirium after major trauma

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.037 Byline: Erik M. Angles (a), Thomas N. Robinson (a), Walter L. Biffl (a)(b), Jeff Johnson (a)(b), Marc Moss (c), Zung V. Tran (d), Ernest E. Moore (a)(b) Keywords: Delirium; Trauma; Postinjury; Geriatric Abstract: This study aimed to describe the natural history of delirium after major injury, to identify risk factors that predict the development of postinjury delirium, and to compare outcome measures in subjects with and without delirium. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Surgery, University of Colorado at Denver, Health Sciences Center, 12631 East 17th Ave., Mail Stop C313, PO Box 6511, Aurora, CO, USA (b) Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA (c) Department of Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver, Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO, USA (d) Department of Biometrics, University of Colorado at Denver, Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO, USA Article History: Received 2 May 2008; Revised 8 July 2008