Delirium in older patients admitted to general internal medicine

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-90

  Edlund, Agneta ^a   Lundström, Maria ^b   Karlsson, Stig ^b   Brännström, Benny ^c   Bucht, Gösta ^b   Gustafson, Yngve ^b  

^a Pitea River Valley Hospital   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical profile; Delirium; General internal medicine; Length of hospitalization; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INSULIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; STROKE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646580064     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988706286509     Document Type: Article

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