Delirium superimposed on dementia is associated with prolonged length of stay and poor outcomes in hospitalized older adults

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 500-505

  Fick, Donna M ^a,b   Steis, Melinda R ^c   Waller, Jennifer L ^d   Inouye, Sharon K ^e,f  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^d AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883627391     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2077     Document Type: Article

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