Management and outcomes of delirious patients with hyperactive symptoms in a secured behavioral unit jointly used by geriatricians and pyschogeriatricians

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-70

  Lu, Ji Hui ^a,b   Chan, Daniel K Y ^a,c   O'Rourke, Fintan ^a   Ong, Bin ^a   Shen, Qing ^a,c   Reutens, Sharon ^a   Ko, Anita ^a  

^a BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Beijing Geriatric Hospital   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delirium; Length of stay; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NITRAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; OXAZEPAM; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; TEMAZEPAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DISEASE DURATION; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELIRIUM; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; HYPERKINESIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649715887     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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