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© 1996 Oxford University Press

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Predicting Delirium in Elderly Patients: Development and Validation of a Risk-stratification Model

S. T. O'KEEFFE and J. N. LAVAN

Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital PO Box 147, Prescot Street, Liverpool L69 3BX

Delirium is a common and serious complication of acute illness in elderly patients. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a model for predicting development of delirium in elderly medical inpatients who did not have delirium on admission. Consecutive admissions to an acute geriatric unit underwent standardized cognitive assessment every 48 hours. Delirium was diagnosed according to DSM-3 criteria. Independent predictors of delirium in a derivation group of 100 patients were determined using stepwise logistic regression analysis; the predictive model comprised dementia, severe illness and elevated serum urea. This model performed well in a validation group of 84 patients. We conclude that elderly medical patients can be stratified according to their risk for developing delirium using a simple clinical model.

Revision received February 23, 1996.
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