PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Sharon K. Inouye TI - A practical program for preventing delirium in hospitalized elderly patients DP - 2004 Nov 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 890--896 VI - 71 IP - 11 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/11/890.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/11/890.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2004 Nov 01; 71 AB - Delirium in hospitalized elderly patients is common and often unrecognized (especially the hypoactive type), and can lead to serious complications. A systematic program can improve the rate of recognition of this problem and decrease its incidence, and is cost-effective.