The remaining causes were change of primary service (Surgery to Medicine) at 7% (11 of 160), and lack of available patient attendant ("sitter" for mildly delirious patients) at 3% (five of 160).
Based on these responses, we predefined the following four reasons: lack of available surgical-floor bed, lack of an appropriate bed for infectious contact precautions, change of primary service (Surgery to Medicine), and lack of available patient attendant ("sitter" for mildly delirious patients).
The most common reasons for delay in transfer were lack of available surgical-floor bed (71% (114 of 160)), lack of room appropriate for infectious contact precautions (18% (28 of 160)), change of primary service (Surgery to Medicine) (7% (11 of 160)), and lack of available patient attendant ("sitter" for mildly delirious patients) (3% (five of 160)).
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The companion, (sitter), assists the patient in his or her daily routines and is called a Mourafiq in case of male patient or a Mourafiqah in case of female patient [ 15].
We aimed to identify key terms pointing to an acute change in mental status, including delirium, confusion, mental status change, inattention, disorientation, hallucinations, agitation, inappropriate behaviour, or the presence of a constant or sitter in the patient's room.
We looked for the following terms: delirium, confusion, mental status change, inattention, disorientation, hallucinations, agitation, inappropriate behaviour, or the presence of a constant or sitter in the patient's room.
When patients are admitted, especially females, they are usually accompanied by a sitter, who is most often the patient's relative.
Nursing staff was also trained with a constant sitter to the 4 patients.
Main carer very upset initially as patient unfortunately died the first night a sitter was arranged.
Apparently the sitter informed the carer that patient had died without waking her when his condition deteriorated.
