Delirium in the intensive care unit

Delirium in the intensive care unit

Delirium is characterized by impaired cognition with nonspecific manifestations. In critically ill patients, it may develop secondary to multiple precipitating or predisposing causes. Although it can be a transient and reversible syndrome, its occurrence in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients may be...

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Main Authors: Suresh Arumugam, Ayman El-Menyar, Ammar Al-Hassani, Gustav Strandvik, Mohammad Asim, Ahammed Mekkodithal, Insolvisagan Mudali, Hassan Al-Thani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Delirium
diagnosis
Intensive Care Unit
management
risk factors
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2017;volume=10;issue=1;spage=37;epage=46;aulast=Arumugam

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