Delirium Incidence in Elderly Emergency Inpatients, 2018 Prospective Study

A prospective clinical study of 300 elderly patients admitted to a tertiary hospital emergency room from April to September 2018. The research, authored by Lucas Henrique de Rosso, determined a 12% incidence of delirium within five days of hospitalization. It identified statistically significant associations with pre-existing disease count, bed exit during hospitalization, and bladder tube use.

Use Cases

• Predicting delirium risk in elderly emergency admissions based on pre-hospitalization disease count.
• Analyzing the association between mobility (bed exit) during hospitalization and delirium incidence.
• Studying the relationship between medical interventions like bladder catheter use and delirium outcomes.

Strengths

• Study includes 300 patient records with a defined 12% delirium incidence rate.
• Data collection was prospective over a six-month period (April-September 2018).
• Analysis identified specific predictor variables with statistical significance (p-values reported).

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single tertiary hospital and a specific time period, which may limit generalizability.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Lucas Henrique de Rosso

Collection Method

Prospective study of elderly patients admitted to a hospital emergency room.

Time Range

April 2018 to September 2018