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Kennith R Culp1, Pamela Z Cacchione.
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Delirium is physiologically plausible in elderly individuals with a poor nutritional status. We explored body composition, serum protein levels, and delirium in a multicenter long-term care study using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Estimates from the BIA procedure included the body cell mass and fat-free mass (FFM) of nursing home elderly residents (N = 312). Increased delirium was identified in men and women who were leaner and had lower FFM. Clinical surveillance for delirium in frail elderly individuals with low serum albumin levels and polypharmacy is recommended because of their increased likelihood of having drug toxicities for medications with protein-binding properties.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18457745 PMCID： PMC2794689 DOI： 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.09.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Nurs Res ISSN： 0897-1897 Impact factor: 2.257