Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with delirium: analysis of a nationwide Japanese medical database.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Delirium commonly occurs during hospitalisation and is associated with increased mortality, especially in elderly patients. This study aimed to determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with delirium in the Japanese real-world clinical setting using a nationwide database comprising claims and discharge abstract data.

Design

This was an observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study in hospitalised patients with an incident delirium identified by a diagnosis based on International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes or initiating antipsychotics recommended for delirium treatment in Japan during their hospitalisation.

Setting

Patients from the Medical Data Vision database including more than 400 acute care hospitals i

SUBMITTER: Ueda N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9476131 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature