Observational, longitudinal study of delirium in consecutive unselected acute medical admissions: age-specific rates and associated factors, mortality and re-admission

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to determine age-specific rates of delirium and associated factors in acute medicine, and the impact of delirium on mortality and re-admission on long-term follow-up. DESIGN: Observational study. Consecutive patients over two 8-week periods (2010, 2012) were screened for deliriu...

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Autores principales: Pendlebury, ST, Lovett, NG, Smith, SC, Dutta, N, Bendon, C, Lloyd-Lavery, A, Mehta, Z, Rothwell, PM
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
Materias:
Geriatric Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26576806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007808

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26576806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007808

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