Increased Emergency Department Hallway Length of Stay is Associated with Development of Delirium.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our study aimed to determine 1) the association between time spent in the emergency department (ED) hallway and the development of delirium and 2) the hospital location of delirium development.

Methods

This single-center, retrospective chart review included patients 18+ years old admitted to the hospital after presenting, without baseline cognitive impairment, to the ED in 2018. We identified the Delirium group by the following: key words describing delirium; orders for psychotropics, special observation, and restraints; or documented positive Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) screen. The Control group included patients not meeting delirium criteria. We used a multivariable logistic regression model, while adjusting for confounders, to assess the odds of deliriu

SUBMITTER: van Loveren K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8202999 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature