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Gideon Johnson, a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, has been working on a family-led intervention to prevent critical illness brain dysfunction, also known as delirium.
Oct 16, 2024
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"During the day he's completely calm, but at night he gets very agitated."
Sep 26, 2024
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Treatment with a combination of haloperidol and lorazepam reduced symptoms of agitated delirium, a common end-of-life condition for patients with advanced cancers, compared with haloperidol alone, according to a new study ...
Sep 15, 2024
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Delirium is a sudden onset and temporary state of disturbed consciousness or cognition, occurring due to underlying medical issues like fever or alcohol withdrawal. It is most common among older hospitalized adults aged 75 ...
Aug 29, 2024
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In-hospital delirium among older adults hospitalized for COVID-19 is associated with increased functional disability and cognitive impairment postdischarge, according to a study published online July 2 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 11, 2024
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Florey researchers have shown that an extremely large "megadose" of sodium ascorbate can turn around sepsis-induced low oxygen levels, low blood flow and high temperature within the brain's frontal cortex.
Jul 3, 2024
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The decision to undergo surgery can be complicated for people living with dementia, not only due to limited decision-making capabilities, but also because participation in rehabilitation afterward is imperative to surgery ...
May 30, 2024
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Caregivers involved in a world-first pilot study have endorsed an online tool for assessing delirium which gives them a key role in the management of loved ones affected by the confused mental state.
Apr 22, 2024
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The floor nurse had just told me that my new patient—let's call her Marie—would not stop screaming.
Apr 10, 2024
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University of Queensland researchers have found older patients who experience delirium are three times more likely to develop dementia. Professor Ruth Hubbard from UQ's Center for Health Services Research (CHSR) said the ...
Mar 28, 2024
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