A predictive model for delirium in hospitalized elderly medical patients based on admission characteristics.
Inouye SK, Viscoli CM, Horwitz RI, Hurst LD, Tinetti ME. A predictive model for delirium in hospitalized elderly medical patients based on admission characteristics. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1993, 119: 474-81. PMID: 8357112, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-119-6-199309150-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalized elderly medical patientsElderly medical patientsValidation cohortDevelopment cohortRisk factorsMedical patientsBlood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratioIndependent baseline risk factorsUrea nitrogen/creatinine ratioPatients 70 yearsRate of deliriumBaseline risk factorsProspective cohort studyProportional hazards analysisHigh-risk groupUniversity Teaching HospitalRisk stratification systemNursing home placementRate of deathNew deliriumComparable patientsCohort studyCreatinine ratioAdmission characteristicsSevere illness