Length of Stay in the Emergency Department and Occurrence of Delirium in Older Medical Patients.

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Abstract

To determine whether emergency department (ED) length of stay before ward admission is associated with incident delirium in older adults.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Am Geriatr Soc

Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-5415

ISSN (Print): 0002-8614

Publication date (Electronic): May 2016

Volume: 64

Issue: 5

Affiliations

[1 ] Struttura Complessa Dipartimento Universitario 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, Cuneo, Italy.

[3 ] Acute Geriatric Unit, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università Milano-Bicocca, Milan and S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.

Article

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14103

PubMed ID: 27160482

SO-VID: 82aea4a2-d13c-4081-ba04-9d266928c0fb

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Keywords: delirium,emergency department,older adults

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Keywords: delirium, emergency department, older adults

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