The Prognostic Significance of Subsyndromal Delirium in Elderly Medical Inpatients
Cole M, McCusker J, Dendukuri N, Han L. The Prognostic Significance of Subsyndromal Delirium in Elderly Medical Inpatients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2003, 51: 754-760. PMID: 12757560, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2003.51255.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly medical inpatientsMedical inpatientsPrognostic significanceLonger acute care hospital staysAcute care hospital stayCore symptomsAcute care hospitalsPostdischarge mortalityRevised (DSM-III-R) criteriaHospital stayCohort studyCare hospitalRisk factorsSubsyndromal deliriumDementia statusImportant syndromeDeliriumPhysiological severityMore symptomsAdmissionMental disordersSymptomsPatientsFirst weekInpatients