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Delirium epidemiology and demographics

Introduction

Overview

Overview

The prevalence of delirium is approximately 23,000 per 100,000 hospitalized patients worldwide. Between May 2009 to August 2012, the incidence of delirium was estimated to be 8700 cases per 100,000 African-Americans in Indianapolis. Delirium is more commonly observed among elderly patients, especially age> 65 year-old. Male < 65 year-old are more commonly affected with delirium. Delirium is more commonly observed among Female≥ 85-year-old with medical comorbidities. There is no racial predilection for delirium. Young African-American patients are less likely to develop delirium compared with Caucasians of the same age.

Epidemiology and demography

Epidemiology and demography

  • The prevalence of delirium is approximately 23,000 per 100,000 hospitalized patients worldwide.[1]
  • Between May 2009 to August 2012, the incidence of delirium was estimated to be 8700 cases per 100,000 African-Americans in Indianapolis.[2]

Age

Gender

  • Male < 65 year-old are more commonly affected with delirium.[3]
  • Delirium is more commonly observed among Female≥ 85-year-old with medical comorbidities

Race

References

References

  1. ↑ Gibb K, Seeley A, Quinn T, Siddiqi N, Shenkin S, Rockwood K, Davis D (April 2020). “The consistent burden in published estimates of delirium occurrence in medical inpatients over four decades: a systematic review and meta-analysis study”. Age Ageing. 49 (3): 352–360. doi:10.1093/ageing/afaa040. PMC 7187871 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 32239173 Check |pmid= value (help).
  2. ↑ Khan BA, Perkins A, Hui SL, Gao S, Campbell NL, Farber MO, Boustani MA (September 2016). “Relationship Between African-American Race and Delirium in the ICU”. Crit Care Med. 44 (9): 1727–34. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001813. PMC 5240583. PMID 27276344.
  3. ↑ Serpytis P, Navickas P, Navickas A, Serpytis R, Navickas G, Glaveckaite S (2017). “Age- and gender-related peculiarities of patients with delirium in the cardiac intensive care unit”. Kardiol Pol. 75 (10): 1041–1050. doi:10.5603/KP.a2017.0122. PMID 28715077.
  4. ↑ Khan, Babar A.; Perkins, Anthony; Hui, Siu L.; Gao, Sujuan; Campbell, Noll L.; Farber, Mark O.; Boustani, Malaz A. (2016). “Relationship Between African-American Race and Delirium in the ICU”. Critical Care Medicine. 44 (9): 1727–1734. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001813. ISSN 0090-3493.

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