The Association of a Frailty Index and Incident Delirium in Older Hospitalized Patients: An Observational Cohort Study.

Andrea Yevchak SillnerRobert Owens McConeghyCaroline MadrigalDeborah J CulleyRakesh C AroraJames L Rudolph

Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2020)

This study demonstrates that a frailty index is independently associated with incident delirium and suggests that admission assessments for frailty may identify patients at high risk of developing delirium.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
cardiac surgery
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular disease
hip fracture
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
emergency department
prognostic factors
acute kidney injury
type diabetes