Table 2 Delirium diagnosis in the ED during screening (T2) period: Comparison of screened and unscreened patients
From: Delirium screening in the emergency department: evaluation and intervention
Screened for delirium by delirium evaluator | % | Unscreened (admitted at the time a dedicated evaluator was present in the ED) | % | p (451/780) | Unscreened (admitted during T2 period at the time a dedicated evaluator was not present in the ED) | % | p (451/4943) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 451 | 780 | 4943 | |||||
Gender (female) | 239 | 53 | 391 | 50.1 | 0.363 | 2566 | 51.9 | 0.696 |
Age, Mean ± SD | 77.6 ± 8.1 | 77.3 ± 7.9 | 0.395 | 77.5 ± 8.0 | 0.644 | |||
Hospitalization | 265 | 58.8 | 392 | 50.3 | 0.0047 | 2518 | 50.9 | 0.0017 |
Delirium Dx | 67 | 14.9 | 15 | 1.9 | < 0.00001 | 80 | 1.6 | < 0.000001 |