Background Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome frequently observed in elderly
hospitalised patients and can be found in any medical condition. Due to the severe …

Background Systematically targeting modifiable risk factors for delirium may reduce its
incidence. However, research interventions have not become part of routine clinical practice …

This guideline covers diagnosing and treating delirium in people aged 18 and over in
hospital and in long-term residential care or a nursing home. It also covers identifying …

Background Delirium is a major cause of preventable mortality and morbidity in hospitalized
adults, but accurately determining rates of delirium remains a challenge. Objective To …

Background Older adult delirium is often unrecognized in the emergency department (ED),
yet the most compelling research questions to overcome knowledge‐to‐practice deficits …

Background Delirium in hospitalized patients is a major public health issue, yet delirium is
often unrecognized and missed during inpatient admission. The objective of this study was …

Background recognition of prevalent delirium and prediction of incident delirium may be
difficult at first assessment. We therefore aimed to validate a pragmatic delirium susceptibility …

Background Multiple short delirium detection tools have been validated in research studies
and implemented in routine care, but there has been little study of these tools in real‐world …

Background: Previous research on risk of delirium in acute hospital settings identified mainly
patient variables (eg, age) that are not amenable to intervention. The purpose of this study …

Introduction Delirium is the most common emergency for older hospitalized patients that
demands urgent treatment, otherwise it can lead to more severe health conditions. Nurses …