Chalmers, LA;
Searle, SD;
Whitby, J;
Tsui, A;
Davis, D;
(2021)
Do specific delirium aetiologies have different associations with death? A longitudinal cohort of hospitalised patients.
European Geriatric Medicine
, 12
pp. 787-791.
10.1007/s41999-021-00474-8.
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Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe aetiology-specific associations with mortality among older hospital patients with delirium. METHODS: Over 21 months, a cohort of 1702 patients with 2471 acute hospital admissions (median age 85, IQR 80-90, 56% women) were assessed for delirium, categorised with inflammatory and metabolic aetiologies based on available laboratory results, and followed up for all-cause mortality. Interactions between aetiology and delirium were tested. RESULTS: The total mortality for the cohort was 35.2%. While inflammation, metabolic disturbance, and delirium at time of admission all demonstrated independent associations with mortality, there was no evidence for any interactions between delirium and these laboratory-measured aetiologies. CONCLUSIONS: Delirium remains an important predictor of death in older hospital patients, irrespective of underlying aetiology.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Do specific delirium aetiologies have different associations with death? A longitudinal cohort of hospitalised patients |
| Location: | Switzerland |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s41999-021-00474-8 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-021-00474-8 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Aetiology, Ageing, Delirium, Hospital, Mortality, Survival |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine > MRC Unit for Lifelong Hlth and Ageing |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10125009 |
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