Geriatric Ward Hospitalization Reduced Incidence Delirium Among Older Medical Inpatients
American Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryPublished 19 August 2009
Mario Bo, Barbara Martini, Claudia Ruatta, Massimiliano Massaia, Nicoletta Aimonino Ricauda, Antonella Varetto
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AGW hospitalization is associated with less incident delirium among older medical inpatients, and this hypothesis-generating findings add to previous evidence of potential benefit inDelirium prevention from geriatric consultation in several hospital settings.
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AGW hospitalization is associated with less incident delirium among older medical inpatients. Despite inherent limitations of observational studies, these hypothesis-generating findings add to previous evidence of potential benefit in delirium prevention from geriatric consultation in several hospital settings.
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