Postdischarge Clinical Outcomes in Older Medical Patients with an Emergency Department Stay-Associated Delirium Onset

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Sep;64(9):e18-9. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14276. Epub 2016 Aug 18.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Struttura Complessa a Direzione Universitaria Geriatria e Malattie Metaboliche dell'Osso, Città della Salute e della Scienza-Molinette, Torino, Italy.
² Struttura Complessa Geriatria e Cure Intermedie, Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera Santa Croce e Carle di Cuneo, Cuneo, Italy.
³ Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Acute Geriatric Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.

PMID: 27534604
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14276

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Delirium / epidemiology
Delirium / prevention & control*
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Geriatric Assessment / methods*
Humans
Incidence
Italy / epidemiology
Length of Stay / trends
Male
Mental Status Schedule
Patient Discharge*
Risk Factors