In Reference to Effects of Preoperative Anxiety on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients [Letter]

Abstract

Cheng-Wen Li, Fu-Shan Xue, Hai-Jun Hou Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Fu-Shan XueDepartment of Anesthesiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 95 Yong-An Road, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, People’s Republic of ChinaTel + 86-13911177655Fax + 86-10-63138362Email [email protected] View the original paper by Ren and colleagues

Keywords

• postoperative delirium
• preoperative anxiety
• elderly patients
• risk factors