Effect of short-term exposure to ambient air particulate matter on incidence of delirium in a surgical population.

ABSTRACT: Delirium remains an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality among older surgical adults. Recent research has shed light on the relationship between pollution and dementia, yet little is known about the health impacts of particulate matter (PM) on delirium. Therefore, we aim to further explore association of PM and delirium among surgical population. We conducted a time-stratified case-crossover study. Electronic hospitalization summary reports derived from 26 major cities in China between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2015 were used. Conditional logistic regression were applied to explore the association between perioperative PM exposure and delirium. A total of 559 surgical patients with delirium were identified. Both PM2.5 and SO₂ on the day of surgery had a negat

SUBMITTER: Che L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5684401 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature