The purpose of this guideline is to present evidence-based and consensus-based
recommendations for the prevention and treatment of postoperative delirium. The …

Importance Despite discrete etiologies leading to delirium, it is treated as a common end
point in hospital and in clinical trials, and delirium research may be hampered by the attempt …

Context Delirium is a common and serious complication in elderly patients. Evidence
suggests that delirium is associated with long-term poor outcome but delirium often occurs in …

Objectives High prevalence of delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) was previously
reported, with associated negative impact on hospitalized older adults. However, data were …

Background Delirium is an extremely common hospital complication. No study to date has
assessed whether a priori defined covariates; type of hospital setting and year of study …

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BACKGROUND Current literature does not identify the significance of underlying cognitive
impairment and delirium in older adults during and 30 days following acute care …

Objectives: This prospective cohort study assesses incidence of delirium after stroke. In
addition, risk factors during the first week were assessed. Finally, outcome in relation to …

Objective To determine the associations of delirium with urinary tract infection (UTI) and
asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) in individuals aged 65 and older. Methods The protocol for …

Background Delirium is a common complication for older people in hospital. Evidence
suggests that delirium incidence in hospital may be reduced by about a third through a multi …