Delirium is a common condition among older people admitted to hospital and is associated
with serious short-term and long-term consequences for patients and with increased health …

Delirium is a common, costly, and potentially devastating condition for hospitalized older
patients. Delirium is a multifactorial syndrome, involving the inter-relationship between …

BACKGROUND: Noting the outcomes of delirium reveals the importance of recognizing
patients who are at the highest risk for delirium and developing prevention‐oriented systems …

The prevalence of delirium increases sharply with age, and about 20 percent of older
patients have delirium at the time of hospital admission for any reason. This review …

Given the prevalence of delirium and its association with adverse health outcomes, it is
important to prevent delirium among older patients admitted to hospital and to initiate …

Background Since in hospitalized older patients delirium is associated with poor outcomes,
we evaluated the effectiveness of a multicomponent strategy for the prevention of delirium …

Delirium is a common presentation of acute physical illness in older people. When
complicating a hospital admission it is an independent predictor of poor outcomes and is …

Delirium is defined as an acute, fluctuating syndrome of altered attention, awareness, and
cognition. It is common in older persons in the hospital and long-term care facilities and may …

Delirium is a common complication of acute illness in older people. Earlier and more reliable
detection could be achieved by greater routine cognitive testing in older people. Research …

Objectives (1) To determine the relationship of incident delirium during hospitalization with
90‐day mortality;(2) to identify potential in‐hospital mediators through which delirium …