Table 1 General demographics of all cases diagnosed with delirium

Age (in years)

69.19 ± 14.79

Sex (male)

62 (45.52%)

Education

 No formal education

0 (0%)

 Highschool

1 (8%)

 University and higher degrees

11 (92%)

Marital status

 Single

10 (7.6%)

 Married

93 (70.4%)

 Divorced/separated/widowed

29 (22%)

Employment status

 Employed

95 (86%)

Total length of hospitalization (in days)

35.96 ± 53.68

Admitting service

 Internal medicine

117 (85.40%)

 Surgery

20 (14.60%)

Time to consult psychiatry (in days)

16.47 ± 26.56

Reason for psychiatry consult

 Low mood/depression

41 (29.93%)

 Others^a

36 (26.28%)

 Agitation

23 (16.79%)

 Delirium

17 (12.41%)

 Anxiety/panic attack

16 (11.68%)

 Psychosis

4 (2.92%)

Past medical history

 Cardiac

114 (83.21%)

 Endocrinological

98 (72.53%)

 Pulmonary

73 (53.28%)

 Renal

54 (39.42%)

 Neurological (excluding dementia)

51 (37.23%)

 Oncological

40 (29.20%)

 Hepatic

24 (17.52%)

 Dementia

12 (8.76%)

Past psychiatry history

62 (45.26%)

Reason for admission

 Infectious

46 (33.58%)

 Cardiac

23 (16.79%)

 Pulmonary

16 (11.68%)

 Oncological

12 (8.76%)

 Gastrointestinal

11 (8.03%)

 Orthopedic

11 (8.03%)

 Neurological

9 (6.57%)

 Surgical

6 (4.38%)

 Renal

2 (1.46%)

 Endocrinological

1 (0.73%)

Intensive care unit admission

64 (46.72%)

Intubation

28 (20.44%)

Prescription of medications that worsen delirium

 Steroids

40 (29.20%)

 Narcotics

24 (17.52%)

 Anticholinergics

17 (12.41%)

 Benzodiazepines/GABAergic

7 (5.11%)

 Antihistamines

5 (3.65%)

Psychiatry recommendation

 2nd generation antipsychotic

56 (40.88%)

 Melatonin

50 (36.50%)

 Nonpharmacological intervention only

32 (23.36%)

 Antidepressant

29 (21.17%)

 Other medication

20 (14.60%)

 1st generation antipsychotic

12 (8.76%)

 Mood stabilizer

7 (5.11%)

Restraints applied prior to consult

7 (5.11%)

Type of delirium

 Hyperactive

64 (46.71%)

 Hypoactive

53 (38.69%)

 Mixed

20 (14.60%)