Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Clin Interv Aging. 2020 Dec 1;15:2245-2247. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S280189. eCollection 2020.
The authors report a high prevalence of delirium in COVID-19 old patients admitted in an academic hospital. During the recent COVID-19 period, delirium was present in 38% of old patients admitted with delirium at the COVID ward of the Erasmus MC University Medical Center of Rotterdam. We do not know in which patients COVID-19 can cause delirium; however, considering the high prevalence of delirium in COVID-19 old patients and the potential serious consequences, attention is needed in order to reduce disability and mortality in this vulnerable category of patients.
作者报告了在一家学术医院住院的 COVID-19 老年患者中谵妄的高发率。在最近的 COVID-19 期间，鹿特丹伊拉斯谟医学中心的 COVID 病房收治的老年谵妄患者中，有 38%存在谵妄。我们不知道 COVID-19 会在哪些患者中引起谵妄；然而，鉴于 COVID-19 老年患者中谵妄的高患病率，以及可能产生的严重后果，需要引起关注，以减少这一脆弱患者群体的残疾和死亡率。
