Considering Causes for Hypoactive Delirium (original) (raw)

2019, Australasian Journal of Neuroscience

Delirium triples mortality risk, however, rates are considerably higher in the setting of hypoactive delirium (Bui et al., 2017). Further complicating hypoactive delirium, survivors frequently have greater risk for long term cognitive impairment (Bush et al., 2017; Lipowski, 1983; van den Boogaard, Schoonhoven, van der Hoeven, van Achterberg, & Pickkers, 2012). A study by Avelino-Silva (2018) found 38% of hospitalized patients will die within 12 months of hospitalization. Of the 38% who died, delirium occurred in 47% of hospital admissions (Avelina-Silva, 2018). When comparing delirium subtype, hypoactive delirium was associated with 33% of the

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