Antibiotic and Mental Status Change

摘要

Delirium or acute confusional state is an organically caused decline from a previously attained baseline level of cognitive function, which occurs in up to half of hospitalized patients and up to 80% of patients at intensive care units. Increased length of hospital stay and in-hospital complication, such as discharge to long-term care facilities, hospitalization from long-term care facilities, subsequent cognitive impairment, subsequent dependent, and risk of in-hospital and 1-year mortality is associated with delirium (1).