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Cognitive impairment in older emergency department patients
The number of older people in the population is rising and so is the number of older patients in the Emergency Department (ED). Older patients often have complex problems which leads to an increased change of repeat ED visits, longer length of stay, higher chance of hospital admission and higher chance of negative health outcomes. Cognitive impairment is a frequent problem in older ED patients but often remains unrecognized and little is known about the association between cognitive impairment and adverse outcomes in older ED patients.
In this thesis we show that cognitive impairment is associated with adverse outcomes in acutely presenting older patients. Secondly, we show that routinely collected parameters in addition to cognitive impairment can be used to screen for high risk of adverse outcomes in older ED patients. We investigated two delirium screeners and showed the CAM-ICU might not be suitable for early detection of delirium in the...
The number of older people in the population is rising and so is the number of older patients in the Emergency Department (ED). Older patients often have complex problems which leads to an increased change of repeat ED visits, longer length of stay, higher chance of hospital admission and higher chance of negative health outcomes. Cognitive impairment is a frequent problem in older ED patients but often remains unrecognized and little is known about the association between cognitive impairment and adverse outcomes in older ED patients.
In this thesis we show that cognitive impairment is associated with adverse outcomes in acutely presenting older patients. Secondly, we show that routinely collected parameters in addition to cognitive impairment can be used to screen for high risk of adverse outcomes in older ED patients. We investigated two delirium screeners and showed the CAM-ICU might not be suitable for early detection of delirium in the ED. Finally, vital signs that associate with decreased brain perfusion and oxygenation, such as low systolic blood pressure, were associated with cognitive impairment in older ED patients.
Next steps would be to investigate if optimal resuscitation might improve cognition and decrease risk of subsequent delirium and adverse outcomes.
- All authors
- Lucke, J.A.
- Supervisor
- Blauw, G.J.
- Co-supervisor
- Mooijaart, S.P.; Groot, B. de
- Committee
- Mast, R.C. van der; Rooij, S.E.J.A. de; Nickel, C.H.
- Qualification
- Doctor (dr.)
- Awarding Institution
- Faculty of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden University
- Date
- 2019-10-17
- ISBN (print)
- 9789463236850
Funding
- Sponsorship
- Drukkosten proefschrift: NVSHA Spaarne Gasthuis