Delirium and Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19.
Flavia Barreto GarcezMárlon Juliano Romero AlibertiPaula C E PocoMarcel HiratsukaSilvia de F TakahashiVenceslau A CoelhoDanute B SalottoMarlos L V MoreiraWilson Jacob-FilhoThiago Junqueira Avelino-SilvaPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)
Delirium was independently associated with in-hospital death in adults aged 50 years and older with COVID-19. Despite the difficulties for patient care during the pandemic, clinicians should routinely monitor delirium when assessing severity and prognosis of COVID-19 patients.