ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021
Diagnosis and Risk Factors for Delirium in Elderly Patients in the Emergency Rooms and Intensive Care Unit of the National Geriatric Hospital Emergency Department: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.
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- Trends in Proportion of Delirium Among Older Emergency Department Patients in South Korea, 2017-2022.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Assessing Delirium Vulnerability in Patients Referred to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Health science reports · 2025Article
- The Association Between Frequency of Fingertip Blood Glucose Measurement and Delirium in Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Retrospective Study Based on the MIMIC-IV Database.Nursing in critical care · 2025Article
- Investigation of the factors affecting delirium evaluation by intensive care nurses: a cross-sectional descriptive study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- A survey of non-consultant hospital doctors' perspectives, knowledge, and practices toward delirium in a large Irish hospital.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Article
- Validation to Spanish of nursing assessment scale for early diagnosis of delirium - Nu-DESC.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria · 2023Article
- Non-Pharmacological Nursing Interventions to Prevent Delirium in ICU Patients-An Umbrella Review with Implications for Evidence-Based Practice.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeTo diagnose delirium and identify risk factors for its development in elderly patients in the emergency department (ED) and intensive care units (ICU) at the National Geriatric Hospital (Vietnam). PATIENTS AND
methodsA cross-sectional observational study was conducted with a convenience sample of non-surgical patients admitted to ED and ICU at Hanoi National Geriatric Hospital in Vietnam. In total, 163 patients met the selection criteria and were included in the study. Screening involved using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU). The diagnosis was established according to the DSM-5 and ICD-10 codes.
resultsDelirium was found in a total of 106 (63.1%) patients. The factors significantly affecting its development were vision impairment (OR, 3.3; 95% CI, 1.5 to 7.4, P=0.003), hearing impairment (OR, 3.6; 95% CI, 1.77 to 7.36, P=0.0001), acute or chronic kidney failure (OR, 7.1; 95% CI, 2.05 to 6.39, P<0.001), respiratory disorders (OR, 2.7; 95% CI, 1.4 to 5.2, P=0.004), and malnutrition (OR, 9.17; 95% CI, 3.43-24.5, P=0.0001). The list also include the fall risk factors (OR, 12.2; 95% CI, 4.1-36.3, P=0.0001), frailty (OR, 8.35; 95% CI, 3.4-20.6, P=0.0001), activities of daily living (OR, 8.35; 95% CI, 3.4-20.6, P=0.0001), hyponatremia (OR, 2.48; 95% CI, 1.07 to 5.75, P=0.001), hypernatremia (OR, 13.1; 95% CI, 1.67 to 2.5, P=0.001), and treatment interventions. In addition, delirium was linked to the duration of ICU admission (OR, 6.53; 95% CI, 4.5-25.5, P < 0.0001).
conclusionThe CAM/CAM-ICU diagnostic algorithm makes it possible to diagnose delirium successfully. The present study confirmed the role of several premorbid and triggering factors in the occurrence of delirium in elderly patients in ED and ICU. There is a need for further research into risk factors for delirium in elderly patients.
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