Delirium in oncological palliative care and clinical cardiology units: A comparative analysis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of delirium in patients treated in a clinical cardiology unit (CCU) and an oncological palliative care unit (OPCU) at a high-complexity institution.

Context: Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome with multicausal etiology, associated with increased morbidity and mortality.

Method: This was a cross-sectional, analytical observational study.