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Validation of two nurse-based screening tools for delirium in elderly patients in general medical wards

BACKGROUND: Delirium is an acute disturbance characterized by fluctuating symptoms related to attention, awareness and recognition. Especially for elderly patients, delirium is frequently associated with high hospital costs and resource consumption, worse functional deterioration and increased morta...

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Autores principales: Bergjan, Manuela, Zilezinski, Max, Schwalbach, Torsten, Franke, Christiana, Erdur, Hebun, Audebert, Heinrich Jakob, Hauß, Armin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7393733/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32760215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12912-020-00464-4