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Showing 1 to 20 of 83 for “"delirium"”.
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Delirium in children and adolescents
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 334-373).
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Veteran Specific Risk Factors for Delirium
… artery disease (CAD), other risk factors, and delirium diagnosis among hospitalized veterans.</p> <p><strong>Background: </strong>Delirium is a common disorder experienced by 25% of all hospitalized adults 65 years and older. No published studies to date have examined whether combat, TBI and …
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Documentation: Delirium in the Hospitalized Older Adult
<p>Background: Delirium is a common, life threatening and preventable geriatric syndrome. Because this condition is frequently addressed by administering dangerous antipsychotic drugs, it is imperative that accurate systematic assessments are charted to determine the actual need for these …
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Emergence Delirium in U.S. Military Combat Veterans
… study examined the phenomenon of emergence delirium in U.S. military combat veterans. Emergence delirium is a post-anesthetic phenomenon that occurs immediately following emergence from general anesthesia and is characterized by agitation, confusion, and violent physical and/or verbal …
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Escape in Thurber : from delight to delirium
<p>James Thurber (1894-1961) is the outstanding American literary humorist of the twentieth century, whose writing spans two periods of American humor: pre- and post-World War II. Pre-war humor is characterized by a debunking of traditional values: the sanctity of women and marriage, patriotism, …
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METHODS OF IDENTIFYING NEUROLOGICAL DELIRIUM (MIND) STUDY
Delirium is a major concern for critically ill older patients because it is associated with significant risk to quality of life and mortality. The United States spends approximately $164 billion in Medicare funding annually to combat the consequences of delirium. This figure is only expected to …
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Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention for Delirium Prevention on Prevalence of Delirium and Cognitive Function of Patients in Intensive Care Unit
Delirium is a neuropsychiatric temporary syndrome that occurs in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with acute onset. Patients with delirium are characterized by cognitive impairment, depressed consciousness, disrupted attention, increased or decreased mental activities, and sleep disorder. This study is …
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Decreasing Risk of Delirium with Early Progressive Mobility
… patient to decrease the risk or progression of delirium is the primary focus of my project. This project took place in two, 12-bed critical care units. One is a cardiovascular, medical, surgical intensive care unit and the other is a neurotrauma critical care unit. The methods for implementation …
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Prevalencia de delirium en población adulta en cuidado intensivo
Introducción: El delirium es un trastorno de conciencia de inicio agudo asociado a confusión o disfunción cognitiva, se puede presentar hasta en 42% de pacientes, de los cuales hasta el 80% ocurren en UCI. El delirium aumenta la estancia hospitalaria, el tiempo de ventilación mecánica y la …
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Delirium Education for Nurses on a Medical-Surgical Unit
<p>Failure to recognize delirium compromises patient safety and may lead to harmful outcomes. By June 2015, nurses on medical-surgical units will screen 100-percent of patients for delirium according to an established protocol. The project mesosystem is a 411-bed, level I trauma center and teaching …
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Relationship between Delirium and Night-Time Interruptions in ICU
… This dissertation examined the phenomenon of delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Delirium is a form of cognitive disturbance with a physiologic etiology and complex, multifactorial mechanisms of causation and risk. Delirium in the ICU patient presents a significant risk for …
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Development of Korean Intensive Care Delirium Screening Tool (KICDST)
섬망은 병원에서 일반적으로 발견되는 광범위한 신경 정신학적 증후군이며, 급성으로 발현하는 가역적인 증상이다. 중환자의 섬망 발생은 비계획적 튜브 및 카테터 제거가 증가되고, 재원 일수 증가, 사망률의 증가, 의료비용의 증가 등 많은 부정적 문제를 야기하므로, 섬망 발생 후 치료를 하는 것보다 발생을 예방하거나 조기 발견이 중요하다. 환자의 변화를 조기에 확인할 수 있는 간호사는 섬망을 조기 발견하기에 가장 적합한 인력으로, 섬망을 빠르게 인식하고 쉽게 선별할 수 있도록 하는 섬망 선별도구가 요구된다. 이에 본 연구는 한국 중환자 …
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Delirium: A CNL-Led Protocol to Clear Up the Confusion
<p><strong>Project objectives: </strong>Delirium is a form of organ failure defined as an acute change in cognition, evidenced by altered consciousness and impaired attention that fluctuates over time, and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare services utilization. In …
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A study of symptom profile and clinical subtypes of delirium
Delineating delirium phenomenology facilitates detection, understanding neuroanatomical endophenotypes, and patient management. This compendium reflects an integrated research plan executed over a five year period, employing detailed, standardized phenomenological assessments cross-sectionally and …
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Delirium in general medical in-patients in South Africa: development of the 4-question "RACY" tool for simple and effective delirium screening by Jonathan G. Peter.
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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Predicting the risk for postoperative delirium using routine EEG monitoring data
Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common complication in elderly surgical patients, causing prolonged hospitalization, cognitive decline, and increased institutionalization. Current prediction models often rely on demographic factors that lack sufficient granularity in age-homogeneous populations. …
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Delirium in Long Term Care Rehabilitation Residents: A Correlational Retrospective Study
<p>Abstract Background: Delirium is associated with devastating outcomes, cognitive loss,</p> <p>decreased function and an increase risk of mortality which affects patients and places a heavy burden on family and the healthcare system. The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship …
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Delirium in the hospitalized elderly: Clinical indicators found in medical records
Delirium, which can be reversible and preventable, is one of the most significant complications affecting the hospitalized elderly today. The purpose of this descriptive retrospective chart review was to determine if medical records contain sufficient evidence to identify elderly patients who were …
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Related factor of delirium occurrence in the Intensive Care Unit patients
… study was to investigate the related factor of delirium occurrence in the ICU patients. The sample was 99 patients in the ICU at one university hospital located in Kyunggi-do. Data were collected from September 1 to October 31, 2006. The assessing tool for delirium was CAM-ICU developed by the …
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