Delirium following acute myocardial infarction: incidence, clinical profiles, and predictors.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the incidence, clinical profile, and predictors of delirium following acute myocardial infarction (MI).


METHODS
The study sample included 212 consecutive patients with acute MI who were admitted to the coronary intensive care unit of a university hospital.


RESULTS
Delirium was found to occur in 5.7% of the patients. The predictors of delirium were advanced age, higher level of serum potassium at admission, and experience of cardiac arrest during MI.


CONCLUSIONS
Delirium is reasonably prevalent in patients with acute MI. We propose that patients with the risk factors that have been delineated in this study should be evaluated carefully.
Uguz
Faruk
F
Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey. farukuguz@gmail.com
Kayrak
Mehmet
M
Cíçek
Erdinç
E
Kayhan
Fatih
F
Ari
Hatem
H
Altunbas
Gökhan
G
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D015994:Incidence; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology