Background: Delirium is common in hospitalized patients and is associated with worse
outcomes. Antipsychotics are commonly used; however, the associated benefits and harms …

Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of antipsychotic medications in preventing and
treating delirium. Design Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Setting PubMed, EMBASE …

Background Guidelines suggest limited and cautious use of antipsychotics for treatment of
delirium where nonpharmacological interventions have failed and symptoms remain …

Delirium (acute confusion) complicates 15% to 50% of major operations in older adults and
is associated with other major postoperative complications, prolonged length of stay, poor …

Delirium can be defined as an 'acute brain dysfunction.'Compared to dementia, which is a
disease that deteriorates the brain function chronically, delirium shows very similar …

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 …

Introduction The ideal measures to prevent postoperative delirium remain unestablished.
We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the significance of …

Delirium is the most common neuropsychiatric complication seen in patients with cancer,
and it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Increased health care costs …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence, prevalence, risk factors and outcome of delirium in
the respiratory intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital. METHODS: Consecutive …

Delirium is an acute, transient, usually reversible neuropsychiatric syndrome, seen in
medical-surgical set-ups. It is considered to be a serious problem in acute care settings …