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- Title
Incidence, Prevalence, and Under-Recognition of Delirium In Urology Patients.
- Authors
Vollmer, Charlene M.; Bond, Jennifer; Eden, Brenda M.; Resch, David S.; Fulk, Linda; Robinson, Sherry; Hughes, Larry F.
- Abstract
The article discusses research on the incidence and under-recognition of delirium in patients suffering from urinary disorders. The study involved 141 patient and found that 17 patients have delirium, with 6 of them having no record of delirium by physicians. It is noted that delirium may increase morbidity in patients, as well as medical costs.
- Subjects
DELIRIUM; URINATION disorders; PATIENTS; DISEASES; PHYSICIANS; MEDICAL care costs; DIAGNOSIS of delirium; RISK of delirium; AGE distribution; ANALYSIS of variance; EXPERIMENTAL design; FISHER exact test; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; ABSTRACTING &; indexing of medical records; NURSING assessment; RECORDS; SEX distribution; STATISTICS; RETENTION of urine; UROLOGICAL nursing; COMORBIDITY; STATISTICAL power analysis; DATA analysis; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE complications; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVENTION
- Publication
Urologic Nursing, 2010, Vol 30, Issue 4, p235
- ISSN
1053-816X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7257/1053-816X.2010.30.4.235