Analyzing risk factors, resource utilization, and health outcomes of hospital-acquired delirium In elderly emergency department patients
BACKGROUND: Delirium is a disorder that is characterized by an acute change in cognitive functioning including inattention, and disordered thinking. Delirium disproportionately affects the population over the age of 65, and is associated with increased costs, worse outcomes and longer lengths of sta...
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2016
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2144/17043 |