[Descriptive study of delirium in the emergency department].

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To better understand the clinical, functional and analytical variables associated with delirium in emergencies and their evolution in order to obtain an improvement in the therapeutic approach of the elderly patient, thus preventing morbidity and mortality in this type of patient.

Design

This is a prospective descriptive study of acute confusional syndrome in the emergency department. SITE: General University Hospital of Ciudad Real.

Participants

All patients from the emergency department with a diagnosis of delirium were included in the 24-h interval following admission to the geriatric service.

Main measurements

An analysis of the variables of the data set (sociodemographic and clinical variables) was performed, calculating frequency tables for qual

SUBMITTER: Lupianez Seoane P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8055560 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun-Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature