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To the Editor: In their study of the prevention of delirium in hospitalized older patients (March 4 issue),¹ Inouye et al. provide data on the cumulative incidence of delirium as a function of the length of hospitalization that suggest that prolonged exposure to the hospital environment itself is a significant risk factor for delirium. These data support the need for effective plans for early discharge of older patients and suggest the need to assess whether providing hospital-level care to older persons in more hospitable environments than acute care hospitals, such as home hospitals,^2,3 could reduce the incidence of hospital-related complications . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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