COVID-19: ICU delirium management during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2-causing Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19),
emerged as a public health threat in December 2019 and was declared a pandemic by the …
emerged as a public health threat in December 2019 and was declared a pandemic by the …
Delirium in elderly people
SK Inouye, RGJ Westendorp, JS Saczynski - The lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Delirium is an acute disorder of attention and cognition in elderly people (ie, those aged 65
years or older) that is common, serious, costly, under-recognised, and often fatal. A formal …
years or older) that is common, serious, costly, under-recognised, and often fatal. A formal …
Delirium in the elderly
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Risk factors and screening instruments to predict adverse outcomes for undifferentiated older emergency department patients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
CR Carpenter, E Shelton, S Fowler… - Academic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives A significant proportion of geriatric patients experience suboptimal outcomes
following episodes of emergency department (ED) care. Risk stratification screening …
following episodes of emergency department (ED) care. Risk stratification screening …
A multicomponent intervention to prevent delirium in hospitalized older patients
SK Inouye, ST Bogardus Jr… - New England journal …, 1999 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Since in hospitalized older patients delirium is associated with poor outcomes,
we evaluated the effectiveness of a multicomponent strategy for the prevention of delirium …
we evaluated the effectiveness of a multicomponent strategy for the prevention of delirium …
Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the confusion assessment …
SD Shenkin, C Fox, M Godfrey, N Siddiqi, S Goodacre… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
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 …
contributing to poor care. The 4 'A's Test (4AT, www. the4AT. com) is a short delirium …
Epidemiology and risk factors for delirium across hospital settings
EE Vasilevskis, JH Han, CG Hughes, EW Ely - Best practice & research …, 2012 - Elsevier
Delirium is one of the most common causes of acute end-organ dysfunction across hospital
settings, occurring in as high as 80% of critically ill patients that require intensive care unit …
settings, occurring in as high as 80% of critically ill patients that require intensive care unit …
Diagnosing delirium in older emergency department patients: validity and reliability of the delirium triage screen and the brief confusion assessment method
JH Han, A Wilson, EE Vasilevskis, A Shintani… - Annals of emergency …, 2013 - Elsevier
Study objective Delirium is a common form of acute brain dysfunction with prognostic
significance. Health care professionals caring for older emergency department (ED) patients …
significance. Health care professionals caring for older emergency department (ED) patients …
Delirium in hospitalized older adults
KM Rieck, S Pagali, DM Miller - Hospital practice, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Delirium is a common and underdiagnosed problem in hospitalized older adults. It is
associated with an increased risk of poor cognitive and functional outcomes …
associated with an increased risk of poor cognitive and functional outcomes …