Intensive Care Unit Delirium

Delirium in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

D elirium is an important diagnosis, both because it is challenging to manage and because it portends a poor prognosis in the hospital and beyond. Delirium is particularly prevalent in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting, where it is associated with longer hospital stays, prolonged mechanical ventilation, increased hospital costs, and increases in mortality. In fact, studies have shown the in...

Delirium in the intensive care unit

Delirium is a common condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). Between 16-89% of all ICU patients experience an episode of delirium during admission. Several detection tools have been developed for use specifically in the ICU. The Confusion Assessment Method for the intensive care unit (CAM-ICU) and the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC) combine high sensitivity with high spe...

delirium in prolonged hospitalized patients in the intensive care unit

conclusions family members are valuable components in the therapeutic process of delirium. effective use of family members in the delirium caring process can be considered to be one of the key non-medical nursing components in the therapeutic process. results two main themes from two different perspectives emerged, 'patients' perspectives' (experiences during icu hospitalization) and 'family me...

Delirium in the intensive care unit: medications as risk factors.

Pathophysiology of delirium in the intensive care unit.

Delirium, or acute brain dysfunction, is a life-threatening global disturbance in cognitive functioning that frequently manifests in critically ill patients. This review examines the current status of knowledge regarding the pathophysiology of delirium in the ICU, in particular, evaluating the role of iatrogenic factors such as sedatives and analgesic administration in brain dysfunction. This h...