Open AccessOne-Year Health Care Costs Associated With Delirium in the Elderly Population
Author(s) -
Douglas Leslie
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.4
Subject(s) - delirium , medicine , emergency medicine , population , health care , medical record , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , environmental health , surgery , economics , economic growth
While delirium has been increasingly recognized as a serious and potentially preventable condition, its long-term implications are not well understood. This study determined the total 1-year health care costs associated with delirium.
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