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Title: Reduced level of arousal and increased mortality in adult acute medical admissions: A systematic review and meta-analysis Authors: Amy Todd ([email protected]) Samantha Blackley ([email protected]) Jennifer Burton ([email protected]) David Stott ([email protected]) E Ely ([email protected]) Zoe Tieges ([email protected]) Alasdair MacLullich ([email protected]) Susan Shenkin ([email protected]) Version: 2 Date: 07 Nov 2017 Author’s response to reviews: 1. Remove the "what we know" and "what this adds" sections from your abstract, as these sections do not fit with journal requirements. This information can be included elsewhere in one of your main manuscript headings if needed
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Reduced level of arousal and increased mortality in adult acute medical admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND Reduced level of arousal is commonly observed in medical admissions and may predict in-hospital mortality. Delirium and reduced level of arousal are closely related. We systematically reviewed and conducted a meta-analysis of studies in adult acute medical patients of the relationship between reduced level of arousal on admission and in-hospital mortality. METHODS We conducted a sy...
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