Delirium screening in the emergency department: evaluation and intervention

• Main Authors: Tehilah Meged-Book (Author), Reut Frenkel (Author), Anna Nikonov (Author), Vladimir Zeldetz (Author), Amit Kosto (Author), Dan Schwarzfuchs (Author), Tamar Freud (Author), Yan Press (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Between 8-17% of older adults, and up to 40% of those arriving from nursing homes, present with delirium upon admission to the Emergency Department (ED). However, this condition often remains undiagnosed by ED medical staff. We investigated the prevalence of delirium among patien...