Study identifies challenges of delirium detection in older adults in emergency department

Researchers have conducted what is believed to be the first study to interview providers to identify the barriers and possible catalysts to delirium detection in emergency care situations. An estimated one to two million older adults with delirium visit hospital emergency departments in the United States annually. Two-third of cases are unrecognized.

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