Predictors and outcomes of delirium in the emergency department during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Milan.
Sarah DamantiEnrica BozzoloStefano FranchiniClaudia FrangiGiuseppe Alvise RamirezCarla PedrosoGiuseppe Di LuccaRaffaella ScottiDavide ValsecchiMarta CillaElena CinelChiara SantiniJacopo CastellaniEmanuela ManzoStefania VadruccioMarzia SpessotGiovanni BorghiGiacomo MontiGiovanni LandoniPatrizia Rovere-QueriniMona-Rita YacoubMoreno TresoldiPublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2022)
Chart review frequently identified ED delirium in patients with COVID-19. Age, dementia, epilepsy and polypharmacy were significant predictors of ED delirium. Delirium was associated with an increased in-hospital mortality and with a reduced probability of being discharged home after hospitalisation. The findings of this single-centre retrospective study require validation in future studies.