Incremental medical cost of delirium in elderly patients with cognitive impairment: analysis of a nationwide administrative database in Japan

Objectives Delirium is a neuropsychiatric disorder that commonly occurs in elderly patients with cognitive impairment. The economic burden of delirium in Japan has not been well characterised. In this study, we assessed incremental medical costs of delirium in hospitalised elderly Japanese patients...

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Main Authors: Shigeru Tokita, Kotoba Okuyama, Yasuyuki Okumura, Naoya Ueda, Masakazu Igarashi, Hideki Sano, Kanae Takahashi, Zaina P Qureshi, Asao Ogawa, Shoki Okuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e062141.full
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