Evaluation of delirium in aged patients assisted at emergency hospital service
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Evaluation of patients with delirium in the emergency department.
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 y...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1984-0446,0034-7167
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0386