ALLMedicine Delirium Center

Jun 1st, 2020 - To describe the relationships between anticholinergic drug exposure, cholinesterase enzyme activity, inflammation, and the development of postoperative delirium in children. Single-center prospective cohort study. Twenty-two bed PICU in a tertiary...

Jun 1st, 2020 - Measuring Central Cholinergic Inhibition As a Risk Factor for Delirium Remains a Challenge.|2020|Madden K,Tasker RC,|

Jun 1st, 2020 - Optimal goal of management of delirium in end-of-life cancer care.|2020|Akechi T,|

Jun 1st, 2020 - The role of neuroleptics for terminal agitated delirium is controversial. We assessed the effect of three neuroleptic strategies on refractory agitation in patients with cancer with terminal delirium. In this single-centre, double-blind, parallel-...

Jun 1st, 2020 - To assess the efficacy and safety of suvorexant for the prevention of delirium during acute hospitalization. Pubmed (1946 to December 2019) and Embase (1947 to December 2019) were queried using the search term combination: delirium, confusion, cog...

Jan 21st, 2019 - The Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS), which may occur with or without delirium, is a frequent consequence of sudden alcohol cessation in patients with moderate to severe Alcohol Dependence Syndrome (ADS). Withdrawal as a result of habituation to ...

Sep 6th, 2018 - The chronic use of alcohol can lead to the onset of an alcohol use disorder (AUD). About 50% of subjects with an AUD may develop alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) when they reduce or discontinue their alcohol consumption and, in 3-5% of them, conv...

Aug 31st, 2018 - To update and expand the 2013 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the ICU. Design: Thirty-two international experts, four methodologists, and four critical illness survivors met vi.

Jul 11th, 2018 - Delirium in adult cancer patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines.|2018|Bush SH,Lawlor PG,Ryan K,Centeno C,Lucchesi M,|adverse effects,adverse effects,therapeutic use,drug therapy,etiology,methods,standards,diagnosis,epidemiology,etiology,thera...

Jul 9th, 2018 - Delirium is a neurocognitive syndrome that commonly occurs in older populations and people with cancer, particularly in those with advanced disease and in the l.

Jun 1st, 2020 - To describe the relationships between anticholinergic drug exposure, cholinesterase enzyme activity, inflammation, and the development of postoperative delirium in children. Single-center prospective cohort study. Twenty-two bed PICU in a tertiary...

Jun 1st, 2020 - Measuring Central Cholinergic Inhibition As a Risk Factor for Delirium Remains a Challenge.|2020|Madden K,Tasker RC,|

Jun 1st, 2020 - Optimal goal of management of delirium in end-of-life cancer care.|2020|Akechi T,|

Jun 1st, 2020 - The role of neuroleptics for terminal agitated delirium is controversial. We assessed the effect of three neuroleptic strategies on refractory agitation in patients with cancer with terminal delirium. In this single-centre, double-blind, parallel-...

Jun 1st, 2020 - To assess the efficacy and safety of suvorexant for the prevention of delirium during acute hospitalization. Pubmed (1946 to December 2019) and Embase (1947 to December 2019) were queried using the search term combination: delirium, confusion, cog...

May 19th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Severe COVID-19 may cause delirium in the acute stage of illness, followed by the possibility of depression, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, and postt...

May 12th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 patients treated in intensive care units are at increased risk for delirium, and a bedside risk management strategy based on modifiable r...

Apr 26th, 2020 - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - From serving more fries to patients to engaging them in sewing face masks, Belgian psychiatric hospitals have carefully adapted their routine to comply with coronavirus restrictions. For the 200 patients in the care of Belgian...

Apr 24th, 2020 - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - From serving more fries to patients to engaging them in sewing face masks, Belgian psychiatric hospitals have carefully adapted their routine to comply with coronavirus restrictions. Doctor Colombine Godart and psychiatrist Pi...

Feb 24th, 2020 - Key recommendations Patients who require interhospital transport for an acute behavioral health crisis should be transported by medical professionals with the training and expertise to manage mental health and medical conditions. Interhospital tra.