Evaluation of Patients with Delirium in the Emergency Department

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Duran L., AYGÜN D.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.29, sa.4, ss.381-385, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2012.023
  • Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.381-385
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Emergency department, delirium, etiology, age groups, COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, DIAGNOSIS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by acute onset and a fluctuating course of globally altered mental status. It has been reported that the frequency of delirium among patients hospitalized with any disorder ranges from 2 to 30%. However, in the literature, few studies have evaluated the frequency of delirium in hospitalized patients, including those older than 65 years. According to our knowledge, this is the first study on adult patients in all age groups in an emergency department. We aimed to classify delirium according to its etiological causes and to compare the age groups for frequency and these causes.