Define delirium and list five risk factors for delirium. Explain the difference between delirium and dementia. Describe the theories and reversible causes of delirium. List the characteristics and symptomatology of the ...
Annals of Intensive Care 2012, 2:49 http://www.annalsofintensivecare.com/content/2/1/49 REVIEW Delirium in the ICU: an overview Rodrigo Cavallazzi1, Mohamed Saad1 and Paul E Marik2,3* Open Access Abstract Delirium is characterized by a disturbance of consciousness with accompanying change ...
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persists months to years after discharge. Littleevidence exists regarding the prevention and treatment of deliriumin the ICU, but multicomponent interventions reduce the incidenceof delirium in non-ICU studies. Strategies for the prevention andtreatment of ICU delirium are the subjects of multiple ongoing...
ICU delirium is severe confusion that can happen to people while they’re in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU). There are several possible reasons for it, and it can lead to serious and possibly long-lasting brain problems, including dementia. The ICU and Your Brain The ICU is for...
Long-Term Mental Health Problems After Delirium in the ICU* Objectives: To determine whether delirium during ICU stay is associated with long-term mental health problems defined as symptoms of anxiety, depression, a... AE Wolters,LM Peelen,MC Welling,... - 《Critical Care Medicine》 被引量:...
The consequences of delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) remain unclear. OBJECTIVES. This study sought to determine if delirium in the ICU was an independent predictor of prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS). METHODS. This prospective cohort study was conducted in Surgery Clinic ...
Delirium, an acute and fluctuating disturbance of consciousness and cognition, is a common manifestation of acute brain dysfunction in critically ill patients, occurring in up to 80% of the sickest intensive care unit (ICU) populations. Critically ill patients are subject to numerous risk factors fo...
Delirium, or acute brain dysfunction, is a life-threatening global disturbance in cognitive functioning that frequently manifests in critically ill patients. This review examines the current status of knowledge regarding the pathophysiology of delirium in the ICU, in particular, evaluating the role of ...
Investigators used the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU to assess delirium in conjunction with the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale to identify and exclude patients who were comatose. When patients in the study transitioned from normal cognition to delirium, 41% of the time they had been giv...