Importance Despite discrete etiologies leading to delirium, it is treated as a common end
point in hospital and in clinical trials, and delirium research may be hampered by the attempt …

Delirium is a neurobehavioral syndrome caused by dysregulation of neuronal activity
secondary to systemic disturbances. Over time, a number of theories have been proposed in …

Background: delirium affects up to 40% of older hospitalised patients, but there has been no
systematic review focussing on risk factors for incident delirium in older medical inpatients …

Objectives To summarise existing knowledge of outcomes of older hospital patients with
cognitive impairment, including the type and frequency of outcomes reported, and the …

Background To date, delirium prevalence and incidence in acute hospitals has been
estimated from pooled findings of studies performed in distinct patient populations. Objective …

Background The population is ageing in South Korea, increasing the incidence of dementia
and delirium. Despite this, registered nurses in South Korea tend to have poor …

Objective To analyse the evidence concerning the accuracy of the Mini-Mental State
Examination (MMSE) as a diagnostic and screening test for the presence of delirium in …

Background: The recently published DSM-5 criteria for delirium may lead to different case
identification and rates of delirium than previous classifications. The aims of this study are to …

Introduction Older adults, including those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), are
increasingly undergoing surgery. Methods Relative risks (RRs) of MCI alone or with delirium …

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify preoperative risk factors and postoperative
consequences that are associated with the occurrence of delirium after esophagectomy for …