Associations between early in-hospital medications and the development of delirium in patients with stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients hospitalized with stroke develop delirium at higher rates than general hospitalized patients. While several medications are associated with existing delirium, it is unknown whether early medication exposures are associated with subsequent delirium in patients with stroke. Additionally, it is unknown whether delirium identification is associated with changes in the prescription of these medications.

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients admitted to a comprehensive stroke center, who were assessed for delirium by trained nursing staff during clinical care. We analyzed exposures to multiple medication classes in the first 48 h of admission, and compared them between patients who developed delirium >48 hours after admissi

SUBMITTER: Ryan SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10529367 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature