Impact of frailty on postoperative delirium in ICU patients aged 65 and older: a systematic review

Denise Schindele; John McDonough; Tilmann Müller-Wolff

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108249

Impact of frailty on postoperative delirium in ICU patients aged 65 and older: a systematic review

Denise Schindele
, John McDonough
, Tilmann Müller-Wolff

School of Nursing

University of North Florida

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Original language	English
Article number	e108249
Pages (from-to)	e108249
Journal	BMJ Open
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108249
State	Published - Jan 22 2026

Keywords

Aged
Delirium/epidemiology
Frail Elderly
Frailty/complications
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Postoperative Complications/epidemiology
Risk Factors

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