Frailty and hyperactive delirium in hospitalized older patients with COVID-19: an insight from GeroCovid registry.

Ilaria ParrottaLeonardo BencivengaChukwuma OkoyeGiuseppe BellelliStefano FumagalliEnrico MosselloRaffaele Antonelli Incalzinull null

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2023)

Hyperactive delirium at hospital admission is related with markers of lung failure among older adults, especially when physical frailty coexists. Delirium is associated with increased in-hospital mortality risk, which is doubled by the coexistence of physical frailty.

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