Delirium in the intensive care unit: Occurrence and clinical course in older patients

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 591-598

  McNicoll, Lynn ^c,d   Pisani, Margaret A ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a   Ely, E Wesley ^b   Siegel, Mark D ^a   Inouye, Sharon K ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive impairment; Critical care; Delirium; Dementia; Geriatrics; Intensive care; Mechanical ventilation; Protocols

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STUPOR; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0038070279     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2003.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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