Meta-analysis demonstrates elevated risk of mortality, institutionalization, and dementia in elderly patients with delirium, indicating adverse outcomes independent of baseline health.
This meta-analysis provides evidence that delirium in elderly patients is associated with poor outcome independent of important confounders, such as age, sex, comorbid illness or illness severity, and baseline dementia.
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