Risk Factors for Delirium in Hospitalized Elderly
Schor J, Levkoff S, Lipsitz L, Reilly C, Cleary P, Rowe J, Evans D. Risk Factors for Delirium in Hospitalized Elderly. JAMA 1992, 267: 827-831. PMID: 1732655, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03480060073033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior cognitive impairmentRisk factorsOdds ratioCognitive impairmentIncidence of deliriumDetection of deliriumIndependent risk factorTertiary care hospitalUse of neurolepticsCohort analytic studyRisk factor dataPresence of infectionAcute care hospitalsPatients' medical recordsYears of ageStepwise logistic regressionHospital deliriumAnticholinergic useElderly patientsMedication groupCare hospitalHospitalized patientsNeuroleptic useSurgical wardsNarcotic use