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Impacto del Delirium en pacientes de edad avanzada hospitalizados: Un estudio prospectivo de cohortes.

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dc.creatorCarrasco, Marcela; Departamento de Medicina Interna, Programa de GeriatríaFacultad de MedicinaPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.creatorAccatino-Scagliotti, Luigi; Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.creatorCalderón, Jorge; Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.creatorVillarroel, Luis; Departamento Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.creatorMarín, Pedro Paulo; Departamento de Medicina Interna, Programa de Geriatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.creatorGonzález, Matías; Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
dc.date2012-06-22
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dc.identifierhttp://www.revistamedicadechile.cl/ojs/index.php/rmedica/article/view/1703
dc.identifier.urihttps://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/111455
dc.description  DELIRIUM IN OLDER MEDICAL INPATIENTS. A ONE YEAR FOLLOW UP STUDY. Background: Delirium is an important problem in older medical inpatients. Aim: To assess if delirium is associated with higher mortality, functional decline or higher rates of readmission or institutionalization in a one year follow-up period. Material and methods: Prospective cohort study of consecutive patients 65 years and older, admitted to a general hospital medical ward. A psychogeriatric team assessed patients every 48 h using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), functionality, acute severity and comorbidity scores. Analysis of one year mortality and telephone functional assessment was performed. Results: Five hundred forty two patients were enrolled and 35.4% had delirium.  After one year, mortality was 34.9 and 13% in delirium and non-delirium cohorts, respectively (pes-ES
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dc.publisherRevista Médica de Chilees-ES
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dc.sourceRevista Médica de Chile; Vol. 140, núm. 7 (2012): JULIO 2012es-ES
dc.source0034-9887
dc.subjectAged; Delirium; Mortality; Prognosises-ES
dc.titleImpacto del Delirium en pacientes de edad avanzada hospitalizados: Un estudio prospectivo de cohortes.es-ES
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