Persistent delirium in older hospital patients: A systematic review of frequency and prognosis

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-26

  Cole, Martin G ^a,b   Ciampi, Antonio ^a,b   Belzile, Eric ^a   Zhong, Lihong ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Elderly; Frequency; Persistent delirium; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; DELIRIUM; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT DELIRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 58849092355     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn253     Document Type: Review

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