Delirium in older emergency department patients is associated with increased in-hospital mortality
Turkish Journal of GERIATRICS, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.57-62, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of GERIATRICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57-62
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Delirium, Emergency Medical Services, Mortality, Aged
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.