A practical program for preventing delirium in hospitalized elderly patients.
Delirium in hospitalized elderly patients is common and often unrecognized (especially the hypoactive type), and can lead to serious complications. A systematic program can improve the rate of recognition of this problem and decrease its incidence, and is cost-effective.
Inouye
Sharon K
SK
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D003693:Delirium / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors