Post-operative cognitive dysfunction in fractured neck of femur.

Date First Published:

November 3, 2015

Last Updated:

November 5, 2015

Report by:

Louis A. Chalmers, Foundation Doctor (Royal Cornwall Hospital)

Search checked by:

Louis A. Chalmers, Royal Cornwall Hospital

Three-Part Question:

In [elderly patients with fractured neck of femur], is [identification of perioperative delirium through formal cognitive assessment] predictive of [30 day post-operative cognitive dysfunction]?