Delirium in older emergency department patients is associated with increased in-hospital mortality


DUMAN ATİLLA Ö., SEZİK S., dagar s., Akkaya A., AKSAY E.

Turkish Journal of GERIATRICS, vol.17, no.1, pp.57-62, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: Turkish Journal of GERIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.57-62
  • Keywords: Delirium, Emergency Medical Services, Mortality, Aged, CONFUSION ASSESSMENT METHOD, ELDERLY EMERGENCY, MENTAL STATUS, RISK-FACTORS, PREVALENCE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: In this study, it was aimed determine in-hospital mortality, in-hospital length of stay, and independent predictors that predisposes to the development of delirium for identifying geriatric emergency department patients with delirium as well as those admitted to the hospital.