Observational, longitudinal study of delirium in consecutive unselected acute medical admissions: age-specific rates and associated factors, mortality and re-admission

We aimed to determine age-specific rates of delirium and associated factors in acute medicine, and the impact of delirium on mortality and re-admission on long-term follow-up.Observational study. Consecutive patients over two 8-week periods (2010, 2012) were screened for delirium on admission, using...

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Main Authors: Pendlebury, S, Lovett, N, Smith, S, Dutta, N, Bendon, C, Lloyd-Lavery, A, Mehta, Z, Rothwell, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2015