Table 1: Characteristics of Patients With Delirium PRN Number
PRN Percentage
Scheduled Number
Scheduled Percentage
Total N
Sex Male
8 3
73 27
25
81%
33
Female Race White
6
9%
9
1
9
21
68 19
22 16
Black
10
91
6 1 3
Hispanic
0 0
0.0
4
1 3
Other
0.0
10
Reason for Consultation Altered Mental Status
6
55
16
52
22
Depression
1 0 1 0
9
1 4 2 4
3
2 4 3 4
Anxiety
0.0
13
Agitation
9
6
Confusion
0.0
13 13
Disorientation Disposition Home Skilled Nursing Facility Inpatient Rehab
3
27
4
7
4 1
20.0
16
80.0 75.0
20
25.0
3
4
1 3 0 2
14.3 75.0
6 1 1 3
85.7 25.0
7 4 1 5
Home Health
Hospice
0.0
100.0
Other
40.0
60.0
Table 2: Means and medians of duration of delirium symptoms after first dose of antipsychotic medication (hours). Group n Median Mean SD Scheduled 31 130.1 194.0 253.8 PRN 11 88.6 244.3 308.6 Timely 20 86.4 101.7 86.9 Delayed 22 173.8 303.0 333.6
J La State Med Soc VOL 166 November/December 2014 245
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