Browsing by Author "Metzger, Eran"

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    • Aging, brain disease, and reserve: Implications for delirium 

      Jones, Richard Norman; Fong, Tamara G; Metzger, Eran Daniel; Tulebaev, Samir Raisovich; Yang, Frances Margaret; Alsop, David C.; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph; Cupples, L; Gottlieb, Gary L.; Inouye, Sharon (2010)
      Cognitive and brain reserve are well studied in the context of age-associated cognitive impairment and dementia. However, there is a paucity of research that examines the role of cognitive or brain reserve in delirium. ...

    • Development of a unidimensional composite measure of neuropsychological functioning in older cardiac surgery patients with good measurement precision 

      Jones, Richard Norman; Rudolph, James; Inouye, Sharon; Yang, Frances Margaret; Fong, Tamara G; Milberg, William Paul; Tommet, Douglas; Metzger, Eran Daniel; Cupples, L. Adrienne; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph (Informa UK Limited, 2010)
      The objective of this analysis was to develop a measure of neuropsychological performance for cardiac surgery and to assess its psychometric properties. Older patients (n = 210) underwent a neuropsychological battery using ...

    • Identifying Indicators of Important Diagnostic Features of Delirium 

      Huang, Li-Wen; Inouye, Sharon; Jones, Richard Norman; Fong, Tamara G; Rudolph, James; O, Margaret G.; Metzger, Eran Daniel; Crane, Paul K.; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)
      OBJECTIVES: To use an expert consensus process to identify indicators of delirium features to help enhance bedside recognition of delirium. DESIGN: Modified Delphi consensus process to assign existing cognitive and ...

    • Novel Risk Markers and Long-Term Outcomes of Delirium: The Successful Aging after Elective Surgery (SAGES) Study Design and Methods 

      Schmitt, Eva M.; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph; Alsop, David C.; Jones, Richard Norman; Rogers, Selwyn O.; Fong, Tamara G; Metzger, Eran Daniel; Inouye, Sharon (Elsevier BV, 2012)
      Objectives: Delirium, a costly, life-threatening, and potentially preventable condition, is a common complication for older adults following major surgery. Although the basic epidemiology of delirium after surgery has been ...