Impaired arousal at initial presentation predicts 6-month mortality: An analysis of 1084 acutely ill older patients.
AUTHORS
Han
JH ,
Vasilevskis
EE ,
Shintani
A ,
Graves
AJ ,
Schnelle
JF ,
Dittus
RS ,
Powers
JS ,
Wilson
A ,
Storrow
AB ,
Ely
EW ,
. Journal of hospital medicine : an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine. 2014 10 29; ().
- PMID: 25352356 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
Impaired arousal signifies underlying brain dysfunction, but its clinical significance outside the intensive care unit remains unclear. We sought to determine if impaired arousal at initial presentation was associated with higher 6-month mortality and if this relationship existed in the absence of delirium.
Impaired arousal signifies underlying brain dysfunction, but its clinical significance outside the intensive care unit remains unclear. We sought to determine if impaired arousal at initial presentation was associated with higher 6-month mortality and if this relationship existed in the absence of delirium.
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