Nu-DESC DK: the Danish version of the nursing delirium screening scale (nu-DESC)

Abstract Background Delirium is one of the most common complications among elderly hospitalized patients, postoperative patients and patients on intensive care units with a prevalence between 11 and 80%. Delirium is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. Reliable instruments are required to...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daniel Hägi-Pedersen, Kasper Højgaard Thybo, Trine Hedegaard Holgersen, Joen Juel Jensen, Jean-David Gaudreau, Finn Michael Radtke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Nursing
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12912-017-0271-x