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===Delirium in the community settings=== | |||
Exact data in the primary health care settings is not known. Shorter hospital stays, and increasing number of day surgeries may have resulted in to increased delirium cases in the community. Less than 50 percent inpatient population recovers fully at the time of discharge.<ref name="www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = ABC of psychological medicine: Delirium | url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1124165/ | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishal Khurana, M.B.B.S., M.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
- 30% of older patients who are hospitalized experience delirium
- 10-20% of all hospitalized adults
Delirium in the community settings
Exact data in the primary health care settings is not known. Shorter hospital stays, and increasing number of day surgeries may have resulted in to increased delirium cases in the community. Less than 50 percent inpatient population recovers fully at the time of discharge.[1]