Delirium is a syndrome characterized by abrupt changes in attention and cognition, [1] and is one of the most common and important conditions among elderly hospitalized patients. The prevalence of ...

According to several studies, it can affect 20% to 30% of elderly hospitalized patients. A patient suffering from delirium ...

A new study evaluated the risk for delirium after 10 noncardiac surgeries. Of all the operations, those who had an endarterectomy — a procedure to remove plaque from an artery or arteries — had the ...

For them, possible delirium was defined as having any symptoms ... "Doctors and carers should watch out for any changes in mental state in elderly people, such as confusion or strange behaviour ...

In order to more rapidly apply these evidence-based geriatric care models ... Elder Life Program that prevents older adults staying in the hospital from developing delirium. Delirium might cause the ...

Delirium is a common consequence of intensive care admission, and there is limited evidence to support family-led interventions to prevent or minimize delirium in intensive care. Up to this point ...

Implementing the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Geriatric Surgery Verification ... standards that prioritize reducing the risk of delirium and providing patient-centered care as well as ...

CAM Training and Inter-rater Reliability Assessing delirium using CAM requires training, and it should only be used with formal cognitive tests. [17] To ensure rater reliability with the Thai ...