J Emerg Med
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Multicenter Study
Unrecognized Incident Delirium in Older Emergency Department Patients.
It is documented that health professionals from various settings fail to detect > 50% of delirium cases. ⋯ This study confirms reports of high rates of missed or unrecognized delirium (84.6%) in ED patients compared to routine structured screening using the CAM performed by a research assistant. Patients with recognized delirium were older women with a greater severity of symptoms and experienced a more significant functional decline at 60 days.