Search results for "Delirium"
Statins associated with less delirium in ICU patients
For critically ill patients, statin use during an ICU stay is associated with lower risk for delirium, while discontinuing previously used statins is associated with higher delirium risk, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/21/2.htm
21 May 2014
In the News
Rapid flu tests, ICU delirium risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/itn.htm
15 May 2012
Recent Research
Delirium screening, rapid response, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/recent-research.htm
15 Dec 2015
Delirium associated with higher risk of mortality, dementia in elderly
And the winner is…
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/04/4.htm
4 Aug 2010
February 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/
Delirium linked to adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients with Alzheimer's disease
Patients with Alzheimer's disease who develop delirium during hospitalization are more likely to have adverse outcomes, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/20/3.htm
20 Jun 2012
Postoperative delirium associated with long-term cognitive impairment
Delirium after cardiac surgery occurred in nearly half of elderly patients and was associated with a significant cognitive decline in the year after surgery, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/11/2.htm
11 Jul 2012
Alcohol use disorders
There are 11 different clinical criteria for alcohol use disorder and three classifications of severity under the DSM-5.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/alcohol-use-disorders.htm
8 Nov 2023
Model predicts risk of developing delirium in ICU
A simple, new model outperforms clinicians at predicting which intensive care unit (ICU) patients are likely to develop delirium during their ICU stay, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/29/2.htm
29 Feb 2012
New guidelines on diagnosing, preventing and treating delirium
Hospitalists wanted for survey and program development
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/04/3.htm
4 Aug 2010