The research component will focus on two common, morbid, and costly clinical syndromes central to gerontology: hip fracture and delirium. The proposed project is a randomized controlled trial in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture repair at BWH with 2 major hypotheses: 1) proactive geriatrics consultation starting on admission can prevent delirium, or reduce its severity and duration; and 2) this reduction of delirium will result in decreased morbidity, improved function, and reduced resource utilization.
| Marcantonio, Edward; Ta, Timothy; Duthie, Edmund et al. (2002) Delirium severity and psychomotor types: their relationship with outcomes after hip fracture repair. J Am Geriatr Soc 50:850-7 |
| Marcantonio, E R; Flacker, J M; Wright, R J et al. (2001) Reducing delirium after hip fracture: a randomized trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 49:516-22 |
| Marcantonio, E R; Flacker, J M; Michaels, M et al. (2000) Delirium is independently associated with poor functional recovery after hip fracture. J Am Geriatr Soc 48:618-24 |
| Marcantonio, E R; McKean, S; Goldfinger, M et al. (1999) Factors associated with unplanned hospital readmission among patients 65 years of age and older in a Medicare managed care plan. Am J Med 107:13-7 |
| Marcantonio, E R; Michaels, M; Resnick, N M (1998) Diagnosing delirium by telephone. J Gen Intern Med 13:621-3 |
