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- ItemCoste hospitalario asociado al delirium en pacientes mayores(2012) Gonzalez Tugas, Matías; Uslar Nawrath, Wilhelm; Villarroel del Pino, Luis A.; Calderón Pinto, Jorge; Palma Onetto, Carolina; Carrasco Gorman, MarcelaINTRODUCTION: Delirium is a common and serious complication in older patients, associated with increased, potentially preventable, morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associated costs of delirium during hospitalization in a university affiliated hospital in Chile. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospective cohort study of consecutive patients 65 years and older, admitted to a medical ward. A psychogeriatric team assessed patients during the first and every 48h until discharge using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM-S), length of hospital stay, pharmacy and total hospitalization costs were analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using bivariate and multivariate analysis according to delirium diagnosis. RESULTS: Data from 454 patients was analyzed, 160 of them in a delirium cohort (35.2%) and 294 in a non-delirium cohort (64.8%). The delirium cohort had a longer hospital stay (DATA) and higher mortality (7.0% versus 1.7%). The median of total costs of delirium during hospital stay was 38.7% higher than the non-delirium cohort (P<.001). Total costs were significantly higher in the delirium cohort after adjustment of covariables (P=.01). CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms that delirium is associated with significantly greater costs. Considering that effective delirium prevention is possible, the knowledge of associated costs can help health care providers to justify prevention strategies and finally give better care for older patients.
- ItemDevelopment and validation of a delirium predictive score in older people(2014) Carrasco Gorman, Marcela; Villarroel del Pino, Luis A.; Andrade, M.; Calderón Pinto, Jorge; González Tugas, Matías
- ItemNeurological soft signs as a marker of cognitive impairment severity in people living with HIV(2018) Toro Espinoza, Pablo Esteban; Ceballos, María Elena; Pesenti, José; Inostroza, María; Valenzuela, Daniela; Henríquez, Fernando; Forno, Gonzalo; Herold, Christina; Schröder, Johannes; Calderón Pinto, Jorge
- ItemPredictors of damage accrual in systemic lupus erythematosus : a longitudinal observational study with focus on neuropsychological factors and anti-neuronal antibodies(2019) Mimica, M.; Barra, I.; Ormeño, R.; Flores, P.; Calderón Pinto, Jorge; Padilla Pérez, Oslando; Bravo Zehnder, Marcela; González de la Rosa, Alfonso; Massardo Vega, Loreto
- ItemRiesgo de delirium durante la hospitalización en personas mayores : desarrollo y validación de un modelo de predicción clínica(2014) Carrasco Gorman, Marcela; Villarroel del Pino, Luis A.; Calderón Pinto, Jorge; Gabriel, M.; Andrade, M.; González Tugas, Matías
- ItemSystemic lupus erythematosus impairs memory cognitive tests not affected by depression(2014) Calderón Pinto, Jorge; Flores, P.; Babul Karmy, Marcela Virginia; Aguirre, J. M.; Slachevsky, A.; Padilla Pérez, Oslando; Scoriels, L.; Henríquez, C.; Cárcamo Rodríguez, Claudia Andrea; Bravo Zehnder, Marcela; González, A.; Massardo Vega, Loreto