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Delirium at the end of life

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Date

Date
2021
Journal Article
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Knoepfel, S., Bode, L., Gehrke, S., Spiller, T., Fuchs, S., Ernst, J., von Känel, R., & Boettger, S. (2021). Delirium at the end of life. Palliative & Supportive Care, 19(3), 268–273. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951520000875

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Background

The general in-hospital mortality and interrelationship with delirium are vastly understudied. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the rates of in-hospital mortality and terminal delirium. Method

In this prospective cohort study of 28,860 patients from 37 services including 718 in-hospital deaths, mortality rates and prevalence of terminal delirium were determined with simple logistic regressions and their respective odds ratios (ORs). Results

Although overall in-hospital mortality was low (2.5%), substantial variance

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Creators (Authors)

  • Knoepfel, Silvana
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  • Bode, Leonie
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  • Gehrke, Samuel
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  • Spiller, Tobias
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  • Fuchs, Simon
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  • Ernst, Jutta
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  • von Känel, Roland
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  • Boettger, Soenke
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Volume

Volume

Volume
19

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Number
3

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268

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Page end
273

Item Type

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Item Type
Journal Article

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Keywords

General Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health, General Medicine

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Language
English

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Publication date
2021-06-01

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Date available
2021-02-04

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1478-9515

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Knoepfel, S., Bode, L., Gehrke, S., Spiller, T., Fuchs, S., Ernst, J., von Känel, R., & Boettger, S. (2021). Delirium at the end of life. Palliative & Supportive Care, 19(3), 268–273. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951520000875

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