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Delirium in Internal Medicine Departments in a Tertiary Hospital in Israel: Occurrence, Detection Rates, Risk Factors, and Outcomes

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
Background: The aim of the study was to assess the occurrence rate of delirium among elderly hospitalized patients in the medicine wards of a large tertiary hospital, to identify risk factors, and to evaluate the diagnostic rate for delirium among the ...
Nirit Tzur Efraim, Nirit Tzur Efraim, Evgeniya Zikrin, Evgeniya Zikrin, David Shacham, David Shacham, Dori Katz, Dori Katz, Evgeni Makulin, Evgeni Makulin, Leonid Barski, Leonid Barski, Lior Zeller, Lior Zeller, Carmi Bartal, Carmi Bartal, Tamar Freud, Svetlana Lebedinski, Yan Press, Yan Press, Yan Press, Yan Press, Yan Press   +22 more
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Delirium education for geriatric patients and their families: A quality improvement initiative✰

Aging and Health Research, 2023
Delirium affects up to 50% of hospitalized older adults, contributing to poor outcomes. Family members can be engaged in delirium identification, prevention, and management.
Serena P. Wong, Jennifer Tu, Stuart Downie, Mitchell T. Heflin, Shelley R. McDonald, Mamata Yanamadala   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychometric Properties of the Family Caregiver Delirium Knowledge Questionnaire [PDF]

, 2015
A valid, reliable measure of family caregivers’ knowledge about delirium was not located in the literature; such an instrument is essential to assess learning needs and outcomes of education provided. The purpose of the current study was to (a) develop a
Arbuckle, Cohen, Debra Oswald, Gagnon, Greaves, Greer, Jennifer Sjostedt Avery, Kline, Lesley Boaz, Margaret J. Bull, Mindrila, Nunnally, Polit, Thompson, Ullman   +14 more
core   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Preoperative STOP-BANG Scores and Postoperative Delirium and Coma in Thoracic Surgery Patients [PDF]

, 2018
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with higher rates of postoperative delirium. The relationship between preoperative OSA risk and postoperative delirium and coma in thoracic surgery patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit ...
Gradney, Steve, Kesler, Kenneth, Khan, Babar, Khan, Sikandar H., Manchanda, Shalini, Perkins, Anthony, Sigua, Ninotchka Liban, Wang, Sophia   +7 more
core   +1 more source

In-hospital delirium risk assessment, diagnosis and management; medications to avoid

Italian Journal of Medicine, 2013
Background: Delirium is a common, but potentially preventable complication of acute illness that is associated with important adverse outcomes including increased length of hospital admission, risk of dementia and admission to long-term care. In-hospital
Andrew Clegg, John Young
doaj   +1 more source

Risk Factors and Outcomes for Postoperative Delirium after Major Surgery in Elderly Patients. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Early identification of patients at risk for delirium is important, since adequate well timed interventions could prevent occurrence of delirium and related detrimental outcomes.
Jelle W Raats, Wilbert A van Eijsden, Rogier M P H Crolla, Ewout W Steyerberg, Lijckle van der Laan   +4 more
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Improving PARP inhibitor efficacy in bladder cancer without genetic BRCAness by combination with PLX51107

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Clinical trials on PARP inhibitors in urothelial carcinoma (UC) showed limited efficacy and a lack of predictive biomarkers. We propose SLFN5, SLFN11, and OAS1 as UC‐specific response predictors. We suggest Talazoparib as the better PARP inhibitor for UC than Olaparib.
Jutta Schmitz, Anna L. Bartkowiak, Michael Rose, Nora Kolks, Patrick Petzsch, Vandana Solanki, Anne Stoffel, Bianca Faßbender, Leandra Lepping, Julka Volkamer, Karl Köhrer, Marc Seifert, Tokameh Mahmoudi, Tahlita C. M. Zuiverloon, Günter Niegisch, Michèle J. Hoffmann   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modulating delirium through stimulation (MoDeSt): study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial assessing the effect of postoperative transcranial electrical stimulation on delirium incidence

Trials
Background Postoperative delirium (POD) is the most common neurological adverse event among elderly patients undergoing surgery. POD is associated with an increased risk for postoperative complications, long-term cognitive decline, an increase in ...
Sophie Leroy, Viktor Bublitz, Ulrike Grittner, Robert Fleischmann, Falk von Dincklage, Daria Antonenko   +5 more
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Evaluation of a multicomponent pathway to address inpatient delirium on a neurosciences ward

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Delirium is a frequent and detrimental complication of inpatient hospitalization. Multicomponent intervention in selected groups has been shown to prevent and treat delirium, though little data exists on the effect of intervention in ...
Ethan G. Brown, S. Andrew Josephson, Noriko Anderson, Mary Reid, Melissa Lee, Vanja C. Douglas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source