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*There is no racial predilection for [ | *There is no racial predilection for [[delirium]]. | ||
*[Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. | *[Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. | ||
*[ | *[[Young]] [[African-American]] [[patients]] are less likely to develop [[delirium]] compared with Caucasians of same age. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [2]; Vishal Khurana, M.B.B.S., M.D. [3]; Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [4]
Overview
Delirium is common in the elderly, ICU settings, and nursing home.
Epidemiology and demography
- The prevalence of delirium is approximately 23,000 per 100,000 hospitalized patients worldwide.[1]
- Between May 2009 to August 2012, the incidence of delirium was estimated to be 8700 cases per 100,000 African-Americans in Indiana.[2]
Age
- Delirium is more commonly observed among elderly patients, especially age> 65 year-old.
Gender
- [Disease name] affects men and women equally.
- [Gender 1] are more commonly affected with [disease name] than [gender 2].
- The [gender 1] to [Gender 2] ratio is approximately [number > 1] to 1.
Race
- There is no racial predilection for delirium.
- [Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race.
- Young African-American patients are less likely to develop delirium compared with Caucasians of same age.
References
- ↑ Gibb K, Seeley A, Quinn T, Siddiqi N, Shenkin S, Rockwood K, Davis D (April 2020). "The consistent burden in published estimates of delirium occurrence in medical inpatients over four decades: a systematic review and meta-analysis study". Age Ageing. 49 (3): 352–360. doi:10.1093/ageing/afaa040. PMC 7187871 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 32239173 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Khan BA, Perkins A, Hui SL, Gao S, Campbell NL, Farber MO, Boustani MA (September 2016). "Relationship Between African-American Race and Delirium in the ICU". Crit Care Med. 44 (9): 1727–34. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001813. PMC 5240583. PMID 27276344.