Under-detection of delirium and impact of neurocognitive deficits on in-hospital mortality among acute geriatric and medical wards

摘要

Background: Delirium is a neuropsychiatric disorder, triggered by medical precipitants causes. Study aims were to describe the prevalence and impact on in-hospital mortality of delirium identified through ICD-9 codes as well as evidence of neurocognitive deficits demonstrated in a population of older patients admitted to acute medical wards.