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Key components of the delirium syndrome and mortality: greater impact of acute change and disorganised thinking in a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Delirium increases the risk of mortality during an acute hospital admission. Full syndromal delirium (FSD) is associated with greatest risk and subsyndromal delirium (SSD) is associated with intermediate risk, compared to patients with no delirium – suggesting a dose-response relationshi...

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Autores principales: Diwell, R. A., Davis, D.H., Vickerstaff, V., Sampson, E. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5785815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29370764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0719-1