Publications by authors named "Andres Felipe Peralta-Cuervo"
Delirium prevalence in a Colombian hospital, association with geriatric syndromes and complications during hospitalization.
Andrés Felipe Peralta-Cuervo Elkin Garcia-Cifuentes Nicolás Castellanos-Perilla Diego Andrés Chavarro-Carvajal Luis Carlos Venegas-Sanabria
Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol
November 2021
Background: The aim of this paper is to describe the prevalence of Delirium and the factors associated with its presentation and complications identified in a geriatric unit in Colombia.
Material And Methods: This is a retrospective observational study that included all patients admitted consecutively for two years in a geriatric unit of a hospital in Bogotá, Colombia. We assessed delirium prevalence with the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM).