Does delirium contribute to poor hospital outcomes?: A three-site epidemiologic study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 234-242

  Inouye, Sharon K ^a,e   Rushing, Julia T ^b   Foreman, Marquis D ^c   Palmer, Robert M ^d   Pompei, Peter ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute confusional state; Delirium; Geriatrics; Hospital outcomes; Risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031916490     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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