Introduction Case-based learning (CBL) is a newer modality of teaching healthcare. In order
to evaluate how CBL is currently used, a literature search and review was completed …

Background: Delirium occurs commonly in hospitalized older patients but is poorly
recognized. Although there are a plethora of validated delirium screening tools, it is unclear …

Background Delirium affects> 15% of hospitalised patients but is grossly underdetected,
contributing to poor care. The 4 'A's Test (4AT, www. the4AT. com) is a short delirium …

Background To date, delirium prevalence and incidence in acute hospitals has been
estimated from pooled findings of studies performed in distinct patient populations. Objective …

Context Delirium occurs in many hospitalized older patients and has serious consequences
including increased risk for death and admission to long-term care. Despite its importance …

Background: Delirium is a serious neuropsychiatric syndrome frequently experienced by
palliative care inpatients. This syndrome is under-recognized by clinicians. While screening …

Background: Delirium is a common and distressing neurocognitive condition that frequently
affects patients in palliative care settings and is often underdiagnosed. Aim: Expanding on a …

Delirium is a neurocognitive syndrome arising from acute global brain dysfunction, and is
prevalent in up to 42% of patients admitted to palliative care inpatient units. The symptoms of …

Delirium is a neurocognitive syndrome that commonly occurs in older populations and
people with cancer, particularly in those with advanced disease and in the last hours or days …

Over the years many scales have been designed for screening, diagnosis and assessing the
severity of delirium. In this paper we review the various instruments available to screen the …