The Course of Delirium in Older Medical Inpatients
McCusker J, Cole M, Dendukuri N, Han L, Belzile É. The Course of Delirium in Older Medical Inpatients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2003, 18: 696-704. PMID: 12950477, PMCID: PMC1494920, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20602.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutcome of deliriumClinical courseMedical inpatientsCourse of deliriumHospital clinical courseProspective cohort studyOlder medical inpatientsTime of diagnosisSeverity of illnessSubgroup of patientsNursing home residencePost-discharge outcomesAcute care hospitalsRole of dementiaHospital courseInitial hospitalizationCohort studyPersistent symptomsCare hospitalHospital recoveryMedical wardsFunctional outcomeAdmission levelsDaily livingDelirium