Delirium (acute confusional state) may be the most common postoperative complication in
elderly people. It is associated with substantial morbidity, mortality and cost. 1 Two decades …

Background: Postoperative delirium after elective surgery is frequent and potentially serious.
We sought to determine whether the use of statin medications was associated with a higher …

Background Delirium is an acute deterioration of brain function characterized by fluctuating
consciousness and an inability to maintain attention. Use of statins has been shown to …

BACKGROUND: Delirium after cardiac operations is associated with significant morbidity
and death. Statins have been recently suggested to exert protective cerebral effects. This …

BACKGROUND Experimental evidence has indicated the benefits of statins for the treatment
of postoperative delirium. Previously, clinical trials did not reach definite conclusions on the …

Delirium is a common complication of vascular surgery. The protective effect of preoperative
statins on delirium after vascular surgery is controversial. The authors hypothesized that …

In the timely and welcome discussion by Mantz et al. 1 of postoperative delirium in an
octogenarian, the patient's preoperative use of a statin is mentioned but is not considered in …

Postoperative delirium is a serious complication following hip surgery in elderly patients that
can adversely affect outcomes in both hip fracture and arthroplasty surgery. Recently, the …

A hip fracture is sustained by 250,000 Americans every year1, and that number is expected
to double by 20402. The most frequent complication associated with hip fracture in elderly …

Delirium is a common postoperative complication that increases both mortality and morbidity
in elderly patients. 1, 2 Delirium on its own has been associated with higher in-hospital …