Background: Delirium is a complex medical disorder associated with high morbidity and
mortality among elderly patients. The goals of our study were to determine the prevalence of …

Objectives: Missing delirium in the emergency department (ED) has been described as a
medical error, yet this diagnosis is frequently unrecognized by emergency physicians (EPs) …

Delirium is an under recognized public health problem that affects 7% to 10% of older
patients in the emergency department (ED). 1–3 This form of organ failure has devastating …

Background It is documented that health professionals from various settings fail to detect>
50% of delirium cases. Objective This study aimed to describe the proportion of …

Study objective Delirium is a common form of acute brain dysfunction with prognostic
significance. Health care professionals caring for older emergency department (ED) patients …

Background Delirium is a common and poorly diagnosed cause of behavioral change in
elderly. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence, diagnostic accuracy and factors …

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether prevalent delirium is an independent predictor of
mortality in older patients seen in emergency departments (EDs) and discharged home …

Although 10% to 15% of patients admitted to acute care hospitals are in a state of delirium,
few patients are given this diagnosis by their clinician. We field‐tested the Diagnostic and …

Older adults who visit emergency departments (EDs) often experience delirium, but it is
infrequently recognized. A systematic review was therefore conducted to identify what …

To determine the sensitivity of an emergency physician's conventional evaluation compared
with the validated Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) regarding the recognition of acute …