Patterns in the Prescription of Drugs to Elderly Delirium Patients and the Impact of Psychiatric Intervention: a nationwide cohort study in Japan

摘要

Delirium is a strong independent predictor of high mortality high morbidity prolonged length of hospital stay re-intubation and high per-day hospital costs. The purpose of this study was to clarify the practical treatment of delirium through observed drug and psychiatric interventions, by using nationwide administrative data.