1996
Subsyndromal Delirium
Levkoff SE, Liptzin B, Cleary PD, Wetle T, Evans DA, Rowe JW, Lipsitz LA. Subsyndromal Delirium. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 1996, 4: 320-329. PMID: 28530969, DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199622440-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptoms of deliriumSubsyndromal deliriumRisk factorsIndependent risk factorDistinct clinical entityAcute care hospitalsCare hospitalConsiderable morbidityClinical entityDeliriumNeurobehavioral impairmentsBehavioral abnormalitiesPatientsOnset of occurrenceDSM criteriaSymptomsSignificant predictorsLongitudinal studyMorbidityHospitalAbnormalitiesCliniciansImpairment
1992
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