Older trauma patients are at high risk of delirium, especially those with underlying dementia or baseline frailty
Background Given the increasing numbers of older patients presenting with trauma, and the potential influence of delirium on outcomes, we sought to investigate the proportion of such patients who were diagnosed with delirium during their stay—and patient factors associated therewith—and the potentia...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021-08-01
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Series: | Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open |
Online Access: | https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000639.full |