Delayed treatment of delirium increases mortality rate in intensive care unit patients

A Heymann, F Radtke, A Schiemann… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a serious complication associated with a poor
outcome in critically ill patients. In this prospective observational study of the effect of a delay …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of atorvastatin on delirium status of patients in the intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trial

SM Sohrevardi, FS Nasab, MR Mirjalili… - Archives of medical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods In this randomized, double-blind and controlled trial, a total of 90 patients in the
general ICU who had delirium for at least 2 days were randomly divided into atorvastatin (40 …

Delirium assessment in intensive care units: practices and perceptions of Turkish nurses

A Özsaban, R Acaroglu - Nursing in critical care, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background As delirium in intensive care unit (ICU) patients is a serious problem that can
result in increased mortality and morbidity, routine delirium assessment of all ICU patients is …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the effects of haloperidol and dexmedetomidine on delirium and agitation in patients with a traumatic brain injury admitted to the intensive care …

F Soltani, S Tabatabaei, F Jannatmakan… - … and Pain Medicine, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Patients under mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) have a
higher risk of delirium. To date, the ideal sedative combination for delirium treatment in terms …

Vitamin D and postoperative delirium after coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective cohort study

A Velayati, MV Shariatpanahi, S Dehghan… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Postoperative delirium is the most common neuropsychiatric complication after
cardiac surgery. Vitamin D contributes to numerous brain processes, regulation of …

Hyperactive delirium and blood glucose control in critically ill patients

A Heymann, M Sander, D Krahne… - Journal of …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Delirium is a common complication of critically ill patients and is often associated with
metabolic disorders. One of the most frequent metabolic disorders in intensive care unit …

Prevalence of delirium, its related factors and short-term outcomes in ICU wards of Kashan Shahid-Beheshti and Isfahan Kashani hospitals during 2012-2013

A Heidari, M Dianati, SGA Mousavi - Feyz Medical Sciences …, 2014 - feyz.kaums.ac.ir
Background: Delirium is one of the most common problems in ICUs. This study was
conducted to investigate the prevalence of delirium, its related factors and short-term …

[HTML][HTML] Study of predictors of delirium incidence in hospitalized patients in intensive care units

M Rajabpour Nikfam… - Journal of Holistic …, 2016 - hnmj.gums.ac.ir
Introduction: Delirium is the most common neurological diagnosis among patients in
intensive care units. The prevalence of delirium in the ICU patients is high and this is …

Power spectrum and cross power spectral density based EEG correlates of intensive care delirium

A Mikola, MOK Särkelä, TS Walsh… - 2019 41st annual …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Full montage EEG recordings of 15 ICU patients (altogether 23 recordings) were analysed to
find EEG correlates of delirium. CAM-ICU assessment results were used as the reference …

Determining delirium and risk factors of patients in cardiovascular surgery intensive care unit

A Yaşayacak - Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular …, 2012 - tgkdc.dergisi.org
Background: This study aims to determine delirium and risk factors in patients in
cardiovascular surgery intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: The study included 55 patients …