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Delirium Following Acute Myocardial Infarction: Incidence, Clinical Profiles, and Predictors
Author(s) -
Uguz Faruk,
Kayrak Mehmet,
Çíçek Erdinç,
Kayhan Fatih,
Ari Hatem,
Altunbas Gökhan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2010.00249.x
Subject(s) - delirium , medicine , myocardial infarction , incidence (geometry) , coronary care unit , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , acute care , intensive care medicine , cardiology , health care , physics , optics , economics , economic growth
PURPOSE. To examine the incidence, clinical profile, and predictors of delirium following acute myocardial infarction (MI). DESIGN AND METHODS. The study sample included 212 consecutive patients with acute MI who were admitted to the coronary intensive care unit of a university hospital. FINDINGS. Delirium was found to occur in 5.7% of the patients. The predictors of delirium were advanced age, higher level of serum potassium at admission, and experience of cardiac arrest during MI. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. Delirium is reasonably prevalent in patients with acute MI. We propose that patients with the risk factors that have been delineated in this study should be evaluated carefully.