Delirium is not associated with anticholinergic burden or polypharmacy in older patients on admission to an acute hospital: an observational case control study

BACKGROUND: Older people are commonly prescribed multiple medications, including medications with anticholinergic effects. Polypharmacy and anticholinergic medications may be risk factors for the development of delirium. METHODS: Patients from a medical admission unit who were over 70, with DSM-IV d...

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Autores principales: Moorey, Hannah C., Zaidman, Sebastian, Jackson, Thomas A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27655289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0336-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27655289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0336-9

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