We identified three distinct groups, based on the first delirium-diagnosis; unspecified delirium (76.9%), comorbid delirium鈥揹ementia (19.8%), and drug-related delirium (3.3%). Use of sedative-hypnotics was noted in 46% of those with drug-related delirium. The SMR of delirious psychiatric ...
a category that included opiates, mushrooms and LSD, as well as marijuana use, were associated with greater odds of survivability regardless of diagnosis (other/unspecified drug use by 2.5 times, and marijuana by 10 times). Cocaine use, on the other hand, ...
An additional interesting result of the analysis of ExDS versus AgDS diagnosis were the findings that "other" drug use, a category that included opiates, mushrooms and LSD, as well as marijuana use, were associated with greater odds of survivability regardless of diagnosis (other/unspecified drug...
the term delirium encompassed different ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes, including altered mental status, metabolic encephalopathy, and disorientation unspecified.Hospital discharge encounters during the study period were queried for discharge diagnosis of delirium.Primary end point was development of delirium during...