Costs associated with delirium in older adults after elective surgery


What The Study Did:


Medicare claims and clinical data were used to estimate health care costs associated with delirium in older adults one year after major elective surgery.


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Tammy T. Hshieh, M.D., M.P.H., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.


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