How to prevent perioperative delirium in the elderly?

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Published in Z Gerontol Geriatr on October 30, 2008

Authors

Simone Gurlit1, Michael Möllmann

Author Affiliations

1: Dept. of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Perioperative Geriatric Team, St. Franziskus-Hospital Muenster, Hohenzollernring 72, 48145, Muenster, Germany. Simone.gurlit@sfh-muenster.de

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