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Environmental factors and risk of delirium in geriatric patients: an observational study

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background Patients with delirium have increased risk of death, dementia and institutionalization, and prognosis differs between delirium motor subtypes.
Sigurd Evensen, Ingvild Saltvedt, Stian Lydersen, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Kristin Taraldsen, Olav Sletvold   +5 more
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Detection of delirium by nurses among long-term care residents with dementia

BMC Nursing, 2008
Background Delirium is a prevalent problem in long-term care (LTC) facilities where advanced age and cognitive impairment represent two important risk factors for this condition.
Danjou Christine, Doucet Lise, Richard Sylvie, Voyer Philippe, Carmichael Pierre-Hugues   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Delirium in Children Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Multi-Institutional Point Prevalence Study

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
Introduction: Delirium occurs frequently in adults undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation, with significant associated morbidity. Little is known about the burden of delirium in children in the peri-transplant period.
Chani Traube, Chani Traube, Linda M. Gerber, Linda M. Gerber, Elizabeth A. Mauer, Keshia Small, Larisa Broglie, Yogi Raj Chopra, Christine N. Duncan, Christen L. Ebens, Julie C. Fitzgerald, Jason L. Freedman, Michelle P. Hudspeth, Caitlin Hurley, Kris M. Mahadeo, Jennifer McArthur, Miriam C. Shapiro, Matthew P. Sharron, Donna A. Wall, Matt S. Zinter, Bruce M. Greenwald, Bruce M. Greenwald, Gabrielle Silver, Farid Boulad, Farid Boulad   +24 more
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Advantages of score-based delirium detection compared to a clinical delirium assessment-a retrospective, monocentric cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2021
PurposeDelirium is an underdiagnosed complication on intensive care units (ICU). We hypothesized that a score-based delirium detection using the Nudesc score identifies more patients compared to a traditional diagnosis of delirium by ICU physicians ...
Markus Jäckel, Nico Aicher, Xavier Bemtgen, Jonathan Rilinger, Viviane Zotzmann, Paul Marc Biever, Alexander Supady, Peter Stachon, Daniel Duerschmied, Tobias Wengenmayer, Christoph Bode, Dawid Leander Staudacher   +11 more
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Geriatric Delirium Care: Using Chart Audits to Target Improvement Strategies

Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2017
Background Our hospital identified delirium care as a quality improvement target. Baseline characterization of our delirium care and deficits was needed to guide improvement efforts.
Carla A. Loftus, Lesley A. Wiesenfeld
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Impacting Outcomes in the Hospitalized Oncology Patient: Evidence-Informed Quality and Safety Project to Implement Routine Screening for Delirium

Patient Safety, 2022
Background: Delirium can occur in cancer patients during an acute hospitalization or in the terminal stages of cancer. Iatrogenic delirium can complicate hospital stays for over 2.6 million older persons by increasing fall risk, restraint use, length of ...
Cassandra Vonnes, Cindy Tofthagen
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Delirium-related factors and their prognostic value in patients undergoing craniotomy for brain metastasis

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
BackgroundDelirium is characterized by acute brain dysfunction. Although delirium significantly affects the quality of life of patients with brain metastases, little is known about delirium in patients who undergo craniotomy for brain metastases.
Jihwan Yoo, Bio Joo, Juyeong Park, Hun Ho Park, Mina Park, Sung Jun Ahn, Sang Hyun Suh, Jae-Jin Kim, Jae-Jin Kim, Jooyoung Oh, Jooyoung Oh   +10 more
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The neuropsychology of delirium: advancing the science of delirium assessment [PDF]

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2017
ObjectiveThe diagnosis of delirium depends on eliciting its features through mental status examination and informant history. However, there is marked heterogeneity in how these features are assessed, from binary subjective clinical judgement to more comprehensive methods supported by cognitive testing.
Zoë Tieges, Jonathan J. Evans, Karin J. Neufeld, Alasdair M.J. MacLullich   +3 more
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Protocol for the Delirium and Cognitive Impact in Dementia (DECIDE) study: A nested prospective longitudinal cohort study

BMC Geriatrics, 2017
Background Delirium is common, affecting at least 20% of older hospital inpatients. It is widely accepted that delirium is associated with dementia but the degree of causation within this relationship is unclear.
Sarah J. Richardson, Daniel H.J. Davis, Blossom Stephan, Louise Robinson, Carol Brayne, Linda Barnes, Stuart Parker, Louise M. Allan   +7 more
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Evaluation of a co-produced delirium awareness programme for undergraduate nursing students in Northern Ireland: a pre-test/post-test study

BMC Nursing, 2020
Background Delirium is recognised internationally as a common disorder that causes acute deterioration in a person’s cognitive abilities. Healthcare professionals play a key role in the early identification and management of delirium and effective ...
Gary Mitchell, Clare McVeigh, Susan Carlisle, Christine Brown-Wilson   +3 more
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