Hospital Delirium: Symptoms, Treatment, and Recovery - Healthline
2022年9月29日 · Delirium is a temporary but serious condition that causes sudden confusion, emotional disturbances, and unusual behavior. When it occurs in a hospital setting, such as the emergency department...
Hospital Delirium: What to know & do - Better Health While Aging
2024年3月9日 · Delirium is a state of worse-than-usual mental function, brought on by illness or some kind of stress on the body or mind. It is sometimes referred to as “hospital confusion” or “hospital sundowning.” And if it happens in the intensive care unit (ICU), it is sometimes referred to as “ICU psychosis.”
What caregivers should know about hospital delirium - Medical News Today
2023年8月30日 · Hospital delirium is a challenging condition affecting many individuals during their hospital or clinic stay. It causes sudden confusion, emotional upsets, and behavioral...
The dangers of hospital delirium in older people - Harvard Health
2011年11月16日 · Delirium is a sudden change in mental status characterized by confusion, disorientation, altered states of consciousness (from hyperalert to unrousable), an inability to focus, and sometimes hallucinations. It’s the most common complication of …
Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults | New England Journal of …
2017年10月12日 · Delirium is an acute confusional state that is extremely common among hospitalized elders and is strongly associated with poor short-term and long-term outcomes. The risk of delirium can be...
Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management in hospital …
2023年1月18日 · This guideline covers diagnosing and treating delirium in people aged 18 and over in hospital and in long-term residential care or a nursing home. It also covers identifying people at risk of developing delirium in these settings and preventing onset. It aims to improve diagnosis of delirium and reduce hospital stays and complications.
Evaluation and Management of Delirium in Hospitalized Older …
2008年12月1日 · Delirium is common in hospitalized older patients and may be a symptom of a medical emergency, such as hypoxia or hypoglycemia. It is characterized by an acute change in cognition and...
Hospital-induced delirium hits hard - PMC - PubMed Central (PMC)
Hospital-acquired delirium is a common and dangerous condition that often goes unnoticed and untreated, an oversight that experts in geriatric medicine say is costing the health care system untold millions of dollars.
Delirium in the hospitalized elderly - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
1994年7月1日 · Because delirium may present with diverse clinical features, physicians should suspect it in any elderly patient with a change in mental status, personality, or behavior. Bedside screening tools may help distinguish delirium from dementia and psychosis.
Hospital-associated delirium is a serious, and often avoidable ...
2024年3月8日 · Delirium, which can occur inside or outside a hospital, is an acute form of mental impairment that develops quickly, and usually goes away — sometimes in a few hours, …