Prehospital Anticholinergic Burden Is Associated With Delirium but Not With Mortality in a Population of Acutely Ill Medical Patients

Anticholinergic drugs have several side effects, and they have been associated with adverse outcomes, particularly in older patients. The aim of this study was to analyze anticholinergic burden and its relationship to delirium and mortality in older acutely ill medical patients.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - January 22, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Joana Rigor, In ês Rueff Rato, Paula Marques Ferreira, Rita Pereira, Catarina Ribeiro, Diogo Teixeira, Pedro Mesquita Oliveira, Ana Mafalda Silva, Sofia Pereira, Ingride Costa, Paula Ferreira, Manuela Sequeira, Matilde Monteiro-Soares, Daniela Martins-Me Tags: Original Study Source Type: research