Importance Despite discrete etiologies leading to delirium, it is treated as a common end
point in hospital and in clinical trials, and delirium research may be hampered by the attempt …

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

Delirium, an acute and fluctuating disturbance of consciousness and cognition, is a common
manifestation of acute brain dysfunction in critically ill patients, occurring in up to 80% of the …

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 …

Use this convenient resource to formulate nursing diagnoses and create individualized care
plans! Updated with the most recent NANDA-I approved nursing diagnoses, Nursing …

Objectives: Missing delirium in the emergency department (ED) has been described as a
medical error, yet this diagnosis is frequently unrecognized by emergency physicians (EPs) …

Objective: Delirium, an acute organ dysfunction, is common among critically ill patients
leading to significant morbidity and mortality; its epidemiology in a mixed cardiology and …

Objective: To validate a diagnostic instrument for pediatric delirium in critically ill children,
both ventilated and nonventilated, that uses standardized, developmentally appropriate …

Few ill health situations are more degrading to people of any age than loss of reasoning,
faculties, and personhood. These are the unpleasant consequences of delirium—a common …

Hypothesis Increased knowledge about motor subtypes of delirium may aid clinicians in the
management of postoperative geriatric patients. Design Prospective cohort study defining …