Incidence of delirium in the Canadian emergency department and its consequences on hospital length of stay: a prospective observational multicentre cohort study

Marcel Émond,Jacques Lee,Marcel Rheault,Natalie Le Sage,Mathieu Pelletier,Thien Tuong Minh Vu,Stéphane Lemire,Lucille Juneau,Simon Berthelot,Émilie Gouin,Marie-Eve Lamontagne,Philippe Voyer,Raoul Daoust,Valérie Boucher,Alexandra Nadeau,Pierre-Hugues Carmichael,Michèle Morin

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018190

Incidence of delirium in the Canadian emergency department and its consequences on hospital length of stay: a prospective observational multicentre cohort study

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018190

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Journal: BMJ Open	Publication Date: Mar 1, 2018
Citations: 56	License type: open-access

Affiliation: Université Laval, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Centres Intégré Universitaires de Santé et de Services Sociaux, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation

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ObjectiveWe aim to determine the incidence of delirium and describe its impacts on hospital length of stay (LOS) among non-delirious community-dwelling older adults with an 8-hour exposure to the emergency...

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