Hospital use, institutionalisation and mortality associated with delirium

Eamonn M P Eeles; Ruth E Hubbard; Susan V White; M Sinead O'Mahony; George M Savva; Antony J Bayer

doi:10.1093/ageing/afq052

Hospital use, institutionalisation and mortality associated with delirium

Eamonn M P Eeles, Ruth E Hubbard, Susan V White, M Sinead O'Mahony, George M Savva, Antony J Bayer

Norwich Epidemiology Centre

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Abstract

Delirium is a disorder affecting consciousness, which gives rise to core clinical features and associated symptoms. Older patients are particularly prone, owing to higher rates of pre-existing cognitive impairment, frailty, co-morbidity and polypharmacy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	470-475
Number of pages	6
Journal	Age and Ageing
Volume	39
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afq052
Publication status	Published - Jul 2010

Keywords

Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cognition Disorders
Cohort Studies
Delirium
Female
Frail Elderly
Geriatric Assessment
Hospitals
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Polypharmacy
Prospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Wales
Institutionalisation
mortality
frailty
elderly

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