Delirium is a serious change in brain function that affects up to 64% of older medical patients and up to 50% of older surgical patients. It can manifest as sudden confusion, agitation, memory loss or hallucinations and delusions. ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Patients with delirium when admitted to hospital are much more likely to die within 30 days and have a longer hospital stay, research shows.
Mar 18, 2022
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Older patients in hospitals across China took part in a major multi-center open-label randomized clinical trial that showed there was no difference in post-operative delirium in older people with a hip fracture, if they had ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Older people taking a medicine used to treat anxiety and insomnia—nitrazepam—as well as those on antidepressants, are twice as likely to suffer postoperative delirium after hip and knee surgery, a new Australian study ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Cedars-Sinai researchers have found that blocking the action of a protein called interleukin 6 (IL-6), part of the immune system, could resolve the delirium that often accompanies urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly ...
Dec 6, 2021
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(HealthDay)—An app-directed protocol is feasible, brief, and accurate for diagnosing delirium among inpatients, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Nov 9, 2021
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A Hebrew SeniorLife study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society provides a framework to better understand risk factors for developing delirium, a common psychiatric syndrome that is costly and potentially ...
Oct 25, 2021
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Patients who experience low blood pressure during surgery are at increased risk for postoperative delirium, according to a large study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 annual meeting.
Oct 9, 2021
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More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are revealing the many devastating consequences that patients can face both during and after hospitalization.
Sep 21, 2021
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Elderly patients with neurological conditions are significantly more likely to develop delirium shortly after they are hospitalized.
Jul 23, 2021
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