Characterizing medical patients with delirium: A cohort study comparing ICD-10 codes and a validated chart review method.

Kathleen A SheehanSaeha ShinElise HallDenise Y F MakLauren Lapointe-ShawTerence TangSeema MarwahaDov GandellShail RawalSharon InouyeAmol A VermaFahad Razak

Published in: PloS one (2024)

Administrative data are specific but highly insensitive, missing most cases of delirium in hospital. Mortality and costs of care were greater for both the delirium cases that were detected and missed by administrative data. Better methods of routinely measuring delirium in hospital are needed.

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