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Delirium following acute myocardial infarction: incidence, clinical profiles, and predictors
Faruk Uguz1, Mehmet Kayrak, Erdinç Cíçek
1Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey. farukuguz@gmail.com
Purpose:
To examine the incidence, clinical profile, and predictors of delirium following acute myocardial infarction (MI).
Design And Methods:
The study sample included 212 consecutive patients with acute MI who were admitted to the coronary intensive care unit of a university hospital.
Findings:
Delirium was found to occur in 5.7% of the patients. The predictors of delirium were advanced age, higher level of serum potassium at admission, and experience of cardiac arrest during MI.
Practice Implications:
Delirium is reasonably prevalent in patients with acute MI. We propose that patients with the risk factors that have been delineated in this study should be evaluated carefully.
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