A Multicomponent Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients

4 March 1999

journal article
research article
Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine

Vol. 340 (9) , 669-676
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199903043400901

Abstract

Since in hospitalized older patients delirium is associated with poor outcomes, we evaluated the effectiveness of a multicomponent strategy for the prevention of delirium.

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