Delirium
New delirium research from P. Pandharipande et al outlined
Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, September 8th, 2008
"Although known to be an independent predictor of poor outcomes in medical intensive care unit (ICU) patients, limited data exist regarding the prevalence of and risk factors for delirium among surgical (SICU) and trauma ICU (TICU) patients. The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence of and risk factors for delirium in surgical and trauma ICU patients," scientists writing in the Journal of Trauma - Injury Infection and Critical Care report.
"SICU and TICU patients requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) >24 hours were prospectively evaluated for delirium using the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) and the Confusion Assessment Method for the...
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