Incidence and Prognostic Value of Delirium in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

Ospedale San Donato700 enrolled

Overview

The Purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence of delirium in patients with acute coronary syndromes admitted to a Intensive Care Unit Patients.

The present study is a prospective, two-centre registry aimed at assessing the incidence, prevalence and prognostic significance of delirium in elderly patients with acute coronary syndromes

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

700

Conditions

Delirium

Interventions

Confusion Assessment MethodDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Administration of Confusion Assessment Method at patent over 65 years at admission and every day until discharge

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Admission in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit * Age ≥ 65 years Exclusion Criteria: * none

Locations (1)

Cardiovascular Department, Ospedale S.Donato

Arezzo, AR, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

diagnosis of delirium by confusion assessment method

incidence of delirium in elderly patients with coronary acute syndromes

Time frame: within 24 hours of admission

Secondary Outcomes

adverse events incidence

any adverse event occurred to patients during hospital stay not due to the illness

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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