Background Delirium is often seen in the recovery room and is a predictor for postoperative
delirium on the ward. However, monitoring to detect delirium in the recovery room as a basic …

Background Postoperative delirium in the elderly is common and associated with poor
outcomes, but often goes unrecognized. Delirium screening tools, validated in postoperative …

Background Delirium has become better studied, but is still only partially understood and
significantly underestimated. There are some well-known risk factors, but little is known …

Abstract Aims and Objectives To identify the most accurate postoperative delirium screening
tools for detecting postoperative delirium among patients who underwent general …

Background and objectives The aim of this study was to validate the Portuguese version of
the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) for use in critical care settings. Methods …

Background Postoperative delirium is associated with adverse outcome. The aim of this
study was to find a valid and easy-to-use tool to screen for postoperative delirium on the …

PURPOSE: Delirium occurs frequently in critical care but often remains undiagnosed
because delirium monitoring is often dismissed as being too time-consuming. This study …

BACKGROUND Recent guidelines on postoperative delirium (POD) recommend POD
screening in all patients, using a validated tool, starting in the recovery room. An …

Background Delirium is underinvestigated in the neuro‐critically ill, although the harmful
effect of delirium is well established in patients in medical and surgical intensive care units …

Background Delirium is an independent predictor of increased length of stay, mortality, and
treatment costs in critical care patients. Its incidence may be underestimated or …