Search results for "Delirium"
Simple steps help prevent ICU delirium
Nonpharmacologic interventions improve outcomes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/simple-steps-help-prevent-icu-delirium.htm
15 Nov 2017
Statins may help delirium in critically ill patients, study finds
Statin treatment may be associated with lower delirium risk in critically ill patients, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/29/3.htm
29 Jan 2014
For delirium, manage environment as well as meds
Providing adequate lighting and reducing clutter are two examples.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/for-delirium-manage-environment-as-well-as-meds.htm
15 Jul 2018
In the News
Reporting impaired colleagues, updated guidelines on spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2011
Guidelines for preventing delirium offered by U.K. experts
Guidelines for preventing delirium in inpatients have been developed by the British National Clinical Guideline Centre, and a synopsis of them was published in the June 7 Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/08/4.htm
8 Jun 2011
Comanage orthopedics like a pro
An expert offers her top 10 pearls.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/comanage-orthopedics-like-a-pro.htm
15 Jul 2018
Behavioral symptoms associated with poor outcomes in hospitalized patients with dementia
A cross-sectional retrospective study of elderly U.S. inpatients found that behavioral symptoms of dementia were associated with higher in-hospital mortality, longer length of stay, higher rates of 30-day readmission, and lower likelihood of discharge to home.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/24/behavioral-symptoms-associated-with-poor-outcomes-in-hospitalized-patients-with-dementia.htm
24 Aug 2022
COPD transitions, afib in sepsis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2019
Meds to get patients off the bottle
An expert explains how to prevent and treat alcohol withdrawal in inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/alcohol-withdrawal.htm
15 Jun 2017
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue discusses quick screening tools for delirium, management of patients after opioid overdose, overuse of proton-pump inhibitors, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/lfe.htm
15 Mar 2016