Hospital delirium - a brain dysfunction characterized by sudden confusion and inattention - is one of the most common, dangerous and costly complications of hospital stays for the elderly. Sharon K. Inouye, HMS professor of medicine at Hebrew SeniorLife, is quoted.
http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/another-hospital-hazard-for-the-elderly/
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