Delirium and correlates of delirium among newly admitted elderly patients: a cross-sectional study in a Saudi general hospital

BACKGROUND: Delirium is a common, often undiagnosed disorder in elderly patients, but no studies have been conducted in Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of delirium among elderly patients on admission and to identify associated factors. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. SETTING:...

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Autores principales: Alamri, Sultan Hassan, Ashanqity, Obay Ahmed, Alshomrani, Ahmad Belgeth, Elmasri, Abdelrahman Haytham, Saeed, Muaadh Badr, Yahya, Sultan Ahmed, Almasoud, Abdulhakeem Ibraheem, Adam, Youssouf, Alamoudi, Hani Mohammed, Mukhtar, Abdel Moniem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29419524
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2018.15

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29419524
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2018.15

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