Risk factors for delirium among older adults in the emergency department: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Delirium is commonly missed in older adults presenting to the emergency department (ED). Although current recommendations for active screening of delirium in the ED, this might not be feasible or practical. Identifying patients at high risk for prevalent and incident delirium in the ED will help to improve the screening process and to build interventions. There is currently scattered synthesis of evidence on risk factors associated with delirium in the ED. To address this gap, we are conducting a systematic review to describe the risk factors (patient vulnerability factors and precipitating factors) for delirium in the ED.

Methods and analysis

A literature search was performed from inception to March 2020 in Ovid EBM Reviews, Ovid EMBASE, Ovid MEDLINE, Scopus an

SUBMITTER: Oliveira J E Silva L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7375496 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature