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The Duration of Delirium in Medical and Postoperative Patients Referred for Psychiatric Consultation

The Duration of Delirium in Medical and Postoperative Patients Referred for Psychiatric Consultation Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1997 The Duration of Delirium in Medical and Postoperative Patients Referred for Psychiatric Consultation Peter J. Manos, Ph.D., M.D.,1,3 and Rae Wu, M.D., M.EH.2 Objective: We wished to produce a complete frequency distribution of the duration of de- lirium in a large number of patients referred for psychiatric consultation, plot the data as a "survivorship" curve for delirium, and examine differences between postoperative and medi- cal patients and between demented and nondemented patients. Methods: The senior author entered into the study 94 consecutive patients referred to him because of confusion and agitation and diagnosed by him as having a delirium and followed them closely throughout their hospital course. Patients were telephoned for follow-up after discharge. Results: The rate of disappearance of delirium appeared log linear for approximately 2 weeks, but rate of resolution for medical patients was slower than for postoperative patients. The mean and median duration of delirium for medical patients were, respectively, 13.2 and 8 days, and for postoperative patients, 7.6 days and 6 days. Combined mortality over 3 1/2 years was 46.8%. Demented patients had longer average durations of delirium than nondemented patients, but differences were not statistically http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Clinical Psychiatry Springer Journals

The Duration of Delirium in Medical and Postoperative Patients Referred for Psychiatric Consultation

Manos, Peter; Wu, Rae
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry , Volume 9 (4) – Sep 29, 2004
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Copyright © 1997 by American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists
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Medicine & Public Health; Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology; Neurology
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Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1997 The Duration of Delirium in Medical and Postoperative Patients Referred for Psychiatric Consultation Peter J. Manos, Ph.D., M.D.,1,3 and Rae Wu, M.D., M.EH.2 Objective: We wished to produce a complete frequency distribution of the duration of de- lirium in a large number of patients referred for psychiatric consultation, plot the data as a "survivorship" curve for delirium, and examine differences between postoperative and medi- cal patients and between demented and nondemented patients. Methods: The senior author entered into the study 94 consecutive patients referred to him because of confusion and agitation and diagnosed by him as having a delirium and followed them closely throughout their hospital course. Patients were telephoned for follow-up after discharge. Results: The rate of disappearance of delirium appeared log linear for approximately 2 weeks, but rate of resolution for medical patients was slower than for postoperative patients. The mean and median duration of delirium for medical patients were, respectively, 13.2 and 8 days, and for postoperative patients, 7.6 days and 6 days. Combined mortality over 3 1/2 years was 46.8%. Demented patients had longer average durations of delirium than nondemented patients, but differences were not statistically

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