The overall study results on the duration of the initial episode of delirium and the number of symptoms are comparable to those of previous studies. [1,3,27] However, this study has 2 important new ...

My 73-year-old husband was just hospitalized for an emergency appendectomy. Pre-surgery, he had a low-grade fever and some stomach tenderness -- symptoms that he thought was a stomachache. He had not ...

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Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are treated with many interventions (most notably endotracheal intubation and invasive mechanical ventilation) that are observed or perceived to be distressing.

Delirium is a serious but often treatable condition that can happen suddenly to someone who is unwell. It’s much more common in older people, especially those with dementia. Delirium is a change in a ...

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on assessment and diagnosis. Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion ...

The study was conducted at a 400-bed, university-affiliated, primary acute care hospital in Montreal. The study was a prospective design with follow-up at 1, 2, 6, and 12 months in a delirium cohort, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My 73-year-old husband was just hospitalized for an emergency appendectomy. Pre-surgery, he had a low-grade fever and some stomach tenderness — symptoms that he thought was a ...