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Clinical Characteristics Associated With Hospital Mortality And Length Of Stay Among Older Adults Admitted With Delirium: Retrospective Analysis, Se Won Lee, Jeff J. Kim, Cole Kretchmar, Napatkamon Ayutyanont, Mooyeon Oh-Park

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Background

Limited information exists on the characteristics of older adults admitted with delirium at risk of poor hospital outcomes. This study aims to identify risk factors present on admission that are associated with hospital mortality and length of stay (LOS) among older adults admitted with delirium.

Methods

This is a retrospective study of 5598 patients 65 years of age or older who were admitted to acute care units at 8 community hospitals with an International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision code of delirium.

Results

Multivariate regression analyses revealed that in-hospital mortality increase was associated with increased age, Asian race, …

Lyrical Stillness, Madhav Patel

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

“Lyrical Stillness” is a poem I wrote during my radiation oncology rotation, during which I was provided the opportunity to learn more about multidisciplinary cancer care while delving deeper into radiotherapy. Cancer can be an overwhelming disease process physically, psychologically, and emotionally. Patients undergoing treatment often experience stress and anxiety with the uncertainty of their prognoses. In this poem, I describe a patient receiving radiation therapy whom I enjoyed speaking to about his favorite hobby: bird watching. During his subsequent radiation treatment sessions, I decided to play a CD of mockingbirds singing in a tropical forest, in the hopes it …