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

San Donato Group (GSD)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Delirium

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Confusion Assessment Method

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02356523

Arezzo014

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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

Enrollment: 700 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Admission in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
• Age ≥ 65 years

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

700 participants in 2 patient groups

Delirium patients

Description:

Patients positive to Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) assessment ad admission and during hospital stay

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Confusion Assessment Method

control group

Description:

Patients negative to Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) assessment ad admission and during hospital stay

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Confusion Assessment Method