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Common Risk Factors for Delirium
| Age>65 years |
| Male gender |
| Open cardiac surgery |
| Major medical comorbidity (infection, anemia, myocardial infarction etc.) |
| Alcohol withdrawal |
| Underlying neurological disease (stroke, tumor etc.) and cognitive dysfunction |
| Sleep deprivation |
| Iatrogenic (medications, urinary catheterization, dehydration etc.) |
| Metabolic and nutritional abnormalities |
| Pain |
| Fractures (Hip) |
| Depression and psychological stress |
