Validation of two nurse-based screening tools for delirium in elderly patients in general medical wards

• Main Authors: Manuela Bergjan (Author), Max Zilezinski (Author), Torsten Schwalbach (Author), Christiana Franke (Author), Hebun Erdur (Author), Heinrich Jakob Audebert (Author), Armin Hauß (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Delirium is an acute disturbance characterized by fluctuating symptoms related to attention, awareness and recognition. Especially for elderly patients, delirium is frequently associated with high hospital costs and resource consumption, worse functional deterioration and increas...