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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
* 30% of older patients who are hospitalized experience delirium | *:30% of older patients who are hospitalized experience delirium | ||
*:* | *:10-20% of all hospitalized adults | ||
*:Risk factors includes: prolonged hospital stay, institutionalization with functional decline | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishal Khurana, M.B.B.S., M.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
- 30% of older patients who are hospitalized experience delirium
- 10-20% of all hospitalized adults
- Risk factors includes: prolonged hospital stay, institutionalization with functional decline