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Optimising care for patients with cognitive impairment and dementia following hip fracture

Gill, N.; Hammond, S.; Cross, J.; Smith, T.; Lambert, N.; Fox, C. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2017 · Heft 2 · S. 39 bis 43

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Zeitschrift
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie
Autor:innen
Gill, N.; Hammond, S.; Cross, J.; Smith, T.; Lambert, N.; Fox, C.
Ausgabe
Heft 2 / 2017
Jahrgang 50
Seiten
39 bis 43
Erschienen: 2017-03-31 22:22:39
ISSN
1435-1269
DOI
10.1007/s00391-017-1224-4

Zusammenfassung

BackgroundThe commonest causes of cognitive impairment in the elderly are dementia, delirium or a combined presentation [1]. Admission to hospital for surgical treatment of hip fractures is likely to be associated with some form of cognitive impairment, which may be precipitant to the trauma or prolonging to the hospital stay and frequently interdependent. In this context, dementia relates to progressive cognitive decline and cognitive impairment and includes potentially temporary or reversible states that include delirium. The incidence of dementia is reaching epidemic proportions [2] with 46 million people liv…

Schlagworte

kognitive Beeinträchtigung Demenz Hüftfraktur Krankenhausaufenthalt geriatrische Patienten Delirium Dementia Hip Fractures Cognitive Dysfunction Aged Hospitalization Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie