TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of delayed identification of delirium in a general hospital liaison psychiatry service
T2 - A study from North India
AU - Gupta, Nitin
AU - Sharma, Parveen
AU - Meagher, David
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - Objective: To assess the socio-clinical profile, treatment and outcome of patients diagnosed with ICD-10 delirium in a multi-specialty, tertiary care hospital setting. Method: Eighty consecutive referrals to the Department of Psychiatry were evaluated for ICD-10 delirium. Information was extracted retrospectively by chart review and documented in a semi-structured proforma for CL patients. Results: Average time to referral was 5.3 ± 9.1 (range = 0-56) days. Prevalent delirium at admission, sleep-wake disturbance, and specialty of referral were significant predictors of delayed diagnosis. Conclusions: Certain clinical variables that predict delayed identification of delirium in a hospital setting are targets for educational and clinical strategies designed to improve detection and management.
AB - Objective: To assess the socio-clinical profile, treatment and outcome of patients diagnosed with ICD-10 delirium in a multi-specialty, tertiary care hospital setting. Method: Eighty consecutive referrals to the Department of Psychiatry were evaluated for ICD-10 delirium. Information was extracted retrospectively by chart review and documented in a semi-structured proforma for CL patients. Results: Average time to referral was 5.3 ± 9.1 (range = 0-56) days. Prevalent delirium at admission, sleep-wake disturbance, and specialty of referral were significant predictors of delayed diagnosis. Conclusions: Certain clinical variables that predict delayed identification of delirium in a hospital setting are targets for educational and clinical strategies designed to improve detection and management.
KW - Delirium
KW - Liaison
KW - Predictors
KW - Referral
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajp.2009.12.006
DO - 10.1016/j.ajp.2009.12.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77949912132
SN - 1876-2018
VL - 3
SP - 31
EP - 32
JO - Asian Journal of Psychiatry
JF - Asian Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 1
ER -