Momento de início do delirium e prognóstico em pacientes idosos hospitalizados no sul do Brasil
| Autor: | André Luiz Moschetta, Carine Volkweis Silveira, Irênio Gomes da Silva Filho, Roberta Rigo Dalacorte, Rodolfo Herberto Schneider |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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medicine.medical_specialty
idoso hospitalization Cognitive Neuroscience Total frequency estado confusional agudo Hospital mortality behavioral disciplines and activities elderly lcsh:RC321-571 delirium mental disorders medicine acute confusional state hospitalização lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Confusion Gynecology business.industry Original Articles Sensory Systems Surgery nervous system diseases Neurology prognóstico Assessment methods Delirium Neurology (clinical) Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom business Hospital stay prognostic |
| Zdroj: | Dementia & Neuropsychologia, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 303-307 Dementia & Neuropsychologia v.3 n.4 2009 Dementia & Neuropsychologia Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC) instacron:ANCC Dementia & Neuropsychologia, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Pages: 303-307, Published: DEC 2009 |
| ISSN: | 1980-5764 |
| Popis: | The prognostic significance of delirium in hospitalized elderly has not yet been fully clarified. Objectives: The present study was designed to evaluate the relationship between prevalent delirium (PrD), incident delirium (InD) and final outcome. Methods: A historical cohort of 261 patients was selected. delirium was diagnosed using the Confusion Assessment Method. Results: The total frequency of delirium detected was 42.5%- 31.4% PrD and 16.2% InD. Among patients with InD, the average length of hospital stay was 9.1 days longer than for patients without delirium (p=0.002), and the hospital mortality associated with InD was 48% versus 2.7% for those without delirium (p |
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