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Specialty experience in geriatric medicine is associated with a small increase in knowledge of delirium [PDF]

, 2014
delirium is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Understanding of delirium among doctors in medical and ICU settings has previously been shown to be low. We hypothesised that junior doctors who had gained experience in geriatrics, neurology or psychiatry may
Musonda, Patrick, Myint, Phyo Kyaw, Davis, Daniel H J, Jenkin, Rodric Peter Llewelyn, Maclullich, Alasdair M J   +4 more
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Study of relationship between serum creatine phosphokinase levels with severity of alcohol withdrawal

Archives of Mental Health, 2021
Background: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a potentially life-threatening condition with severe complications such as withdrawal seizures and delirium tremens.
Rani Malik, Harpreet Singh Dhillon, Vinod Kumar Sahu, Shibu Sasidharan, Gurpreet Kaur Dhillon   +4 more
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Factors Associated with Alcohol Withdrawal or Alcohol-Withdrawal Delirium among Inpatients with Alcohol Use in a General Hospital Setting: A Comparison Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions
The present study aims to identify the risk factors related to alcohol withdrawal syndrome or alcohol- withdrawal delirium (delirium tremens) in patients with alcohol dependence admitted to a general hospital during the coronavirus disease 2019 and non ...
Sukrit Teeratanatorn, Woraphat Ratta-apha, Sitigarn Puangtai, Naratip Sa-nguanpanich, Nantawat Sitdhiraksa, Sirirat Kooptiwoot   +5 more
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Investigation of pre-delirium and delirium in patients with alcohol withdraw

Cogent Biology, 2016
AbstractIntroduction: Alcohol withdraw syndrome (AWS) and delirium tremens (DTs) are part of the clinical picture of alcohol dependence (AD). The mechanisms by which these conditions develop are not entirely understood, but there are data suggesting that several factors are largely responsible for the emergence of the AWS and DTs.
Lyudmila Neykova-Vasileva, Tony Donchev, Krasimir Kostadinov   +2 more
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Could we predict an episode of delirium tremens? Case report

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Delirium tremens is one of the most serious complications associated with alcohol withdrawal. It affects a percentage of 5 to 20% of users and is not related to the duration of consumption nor to the quantities taken.
A. Tounsi, Z. Bencharfa, F. Azraf, M. Sabir, F. Elomari   +4 more
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Protracted alcohol withdrawal delirium

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1994
Protracted alcohol withdrawal delirium is infrequent, but when it occurs significant morbidity can be anticipated. In this report, a case of protracted alcohol withdrawal delirium is presented. The patient's course was complicated by intracerebral and subdural hemorrhages, sedative-hypnotic drug synergism resulting in respiratory compromise, the ...
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Biomarkers associated with delirium in critically ill patients and their relation with long-term subjective cognitive dysfunction; indications for different pathways governing delirium in inflamed and noninflamed patients [PDF]

, 2011
Introduction: Delirium occurs frequently in critically ill patients and is associated with disease severity and infection. Although several pathways for delirium have been described, biomarkers associated with delirium in intensive care unit (ICU ...
Boogaard, Mark van den, Quinn, K., Hoeven, J.G. van der, Theo van Achterberg, Lisette Schoonhoven, Johannes G van der Hoeven, Schoonhoven, L., Schoonhoven, Lisette, Quinn, K.L., Pickkers, P., van der Hoeven, Johannes G., Matthijs Kox, Peter Pickkers, Kox, Matthijs, Hoeven, Hans van der, Achterberg, T. van, van Achterberg, Theo, Quinn, Kieran L., Kox, M., Van den Boogaard, Mark, Achterberg, Theo van, Kieran L Quinn, Mark van den Boogaard, Pickkers, Peter, Boogaard, M.W. van den   +24 more
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The impact of delirium on the prediction of in-hospital mortality in intensive care patients [PDF]

, 2010
Introduction: predictive models, such as acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE-II), are widely used in intensive care units (ICUs) to estimate mortality.
Sanne AE Peters, Boogaard, Mark van den, van der Hoeven, J.G., Hoeven, J.G. van der, Boogaard, M.H.W.A. van den, Lisette Schoonhoven, Johannes G van der Hoeven, Peters, M.J., Schoonhoven, L., Leffers, Pieter, Schoonhoven, Lisette, Pickkers, P., van der Hoeven, Johannes G., Leffers, P., Pieter Leffers, Peter Pickkers, Hoeven, Hans van der, Dagnelie, Pieter, Van den Boogaard, M., Mark van den Boogaard, Peters, Sanne A.E., Dagnelie, Pieter C., Pickkers, Peter, Peters, S.A., Dagnelie, P.C., Pieter C Dagnelie   +25 more
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Study of socio-economic, biochemical and clinical predictors of alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens in patients of alcohol dependence in Indian population

Annals of Indian Psychiatry
Background: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is associated with morbidity and mortality. Assessment of factors affecting AWS will help in early diagnosis and initiation of appropriate treatment, hence improving the prognosis.
Parth Nagda, Devavrat Harshe, Ankit Halder, Navna Panchami Ravindran   +3 more
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Benzodiazepines use in primary care England: Prescribing patterns and adverse consequences

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are commonly prescribed for anxiety and insomnia but carry risks such as dependence, adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and mortality. Despite deprescribing efforts, the influence of recent prescribing trends, COVID‐19 and adverse outcomes on prescribing patterns in England remains uncertain.
Alvina Chaudhry, Muhammad Umair Khan, Barbara Conway, Syed Shahzad Hasan   +3 more
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