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Predisposing and Precipitating Factors for Delirium in the Very Old (≥80 Years): A Prospective Cohort Study of 3,076 Patients

Justus Marquetand, Leonie Bode, Simon Fuchs, Jutta Ernst, Roland von Känel, Sönke Boettger

Gerontology · 2021 · 25 citations · 27 references

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Compared to the general delirium rate of approximately 20%, the prevalence of delirium doubled above the age of 80 years (41.8%) due to predisposing factors uncommon in younger patients.

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Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and Elaboration

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Purposeful selection of variables in logistic regression

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Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and elaboration

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Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist: evaluation of a new screening tool

Nicolas Bergeron, M. J. Dubois, M Dumont et al. · Intensive Care Medicine · 2001 · 1.4K citations

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