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Research ArticleFocus on Transplantation

Post–Liver Transplant Delirium Increases Mortality and Length of Stay

Nathan Oliver, Humberto Bohorquez, Stephanie Anders, Andrew Freeman, Kerry Fine, Emily Ahmed, David S. Bruce, Ian C. Carmody, Ari J. Cohen, John Seal, Trevor W. Reichman and George E. Loss
Ochsner Journal March 2017, 17 (1) 25-30;
Nathan Oliver
1Department of Pharmacy, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Humberto Bohorquez
2Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
3The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
MD
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Stephanie Anders
1Department of Pharmacy, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Andrew Freeman
1Department of Pharmacy, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Kerry Fine
1Department of Pharmacy, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Emily Ahmed
2Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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David S. Bruce
2Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Ian C. Carmody
2Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
3The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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Ari J. Cohen
2Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
3The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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John Seal
2Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
3The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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Trevor W. Reichman
2Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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George E. Loss
2Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
3The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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