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Identifying the risk of Delirium in Old Patients in the Emergency Room

Conditions
F05.0
Delirium not superimposed on dementia, so described
Registration Number
DRKS00030967
Lead Sponsor
St. Franziskus Hospital GmbH, Klinik für Anästhesie und operative Intensivmedizin
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting stopped after recruiting started
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
210
Inclusion Criteria

Emergency patients, age 65 years with a stay of at least 3 days in hospital

Exclusion Criteria

- patient with inadequate command of the german language
- patient with legal guardian.

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of a delirium in emergency patients
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- correlation of an positiv geriatric screening with the incidence of delirium<br>- length of stay in emergency room and incidence of a delirium relation<br>- correlation way of transportion to hospital ( ambulance vs. self-admission) with incidence of delirium
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