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http://hdl.handle.net/11434/2216| Title: | In-hospital delirium: Prevalence and risk factors. |
| Epworth Authors: | McKenzie, Dean Yuen, Katrina Chorley, Tracy |
| Keywords: | Delirium Inpatients Prevalence Risk Factors Detection Treatment Prevention Older Patients Length of Stay LOS |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2023 |
| Conference Name: | Epworth HealthCare Research Month 2023 |
| Conference Location: | Epworth Research Institute, Victoria, Australia |
| Abstract: | AIMS:To describe the prevalence of in-hospital delirium over a 5-year period (2018-2022), spanning the COVID period. Explore possible risk factors in order to improve early delirium detection, treatment and prevention. Conclusion: Older patients and patients with a longer length of stay in hospital tend to have a higher probability of delirium. Whilst there may be a potential connection between the incidence of delirium in older patients and increased length of stay, it does not imply that delirium was the cause. Improving time-stamped data capture would be beneficial to draw meaningful conclusions about cause and effect. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11434/2216 |
| Type: | Conference Poster |
| Affiliated Organisations: | Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia |
| Type of Clinical Study or Trial: | Retrospective data analysis |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Week |
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| Delirium poster final2_310823.pdf | 600.18 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
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