Delirium: a symptom of how hospital care is failing older persons and a window to improve quality of hospital care
Inouye S, Schlesinger M, Lydon T. Delirium: a symptom of how hospital care is failing older persons and a window to improve quality of hospital care. The American Journal Of Medicine 1999, 106: 565-573. PMID: 10335730, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00070-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital careGeriatric careOlder personsHospital-related complicationsRoutine cognitive assessmentAcute confusional stateRecognition of deliriumHigh-quality geriatric careSkilled nursing staffOlder patientsConfusional stateGeriatric expertisePractice patternsClinical pathwayDeliriumNursing staffGreater incidenceClinical implicationsCost-containment practicesCase managementCognitive AssessmentCareHealth careEarly stagesComplications