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Use of Medications With Anticholinergic Effect Predicts Clinical Severity of Delirium Symptoms in Older Medical Inpatients
Han L, McCusker J, Cole M, Abrahamowicz M, Primeau F, Elie M. Use of Medications With Anticholinergic Effect Predicts Clinical Severity of Delirium Symptoms in Older Medical Inpatients. JAMA Internal Medicine 2001, 161: 1099-1105. PMID: 11322844, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.8.1099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelirium severityACH medicationsMedication exposureDelirium symptomsMedical inpatientsInpatients 65 yearsModifiable risk factorsOlder medical inpatientsUse of medicationsPresence of dementiaElderly medical inpatientsMixed linear regression modelsAnticholinergic medicationsACh effectsAnticholinergic effectsMedication usePrevalent deliriumDelirium IndexRisk factorsClinical severityMedicationsDeliriumSymptom severityLongitudinal associationsSeverity
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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