Delirium in Intensive Care Unit Patients： Ten Important Points of Understanding

INTRODUCTION Delirium is a significant independent indicator of poor prognoses for critically ill patients （including in-hospital mortality, prolonged hospitalization, increased medical costs, and long-term cognitive impairment）. Intensive care medicine experts have been paying attention to and carr...

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2017-10, Vol.130 (20), p.2498-2502
Main Authors: Wang, Xiao-Ting, Lyu, Lin, Tang, Bo, Wang, Cui, Liu, Da-Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Analgesia
Assessment
Delirium
Intensive Care Unit Management
Sedation
Anesthesia
Blood-brain barrier
Brain research
Care and treatment
Cognitive ability
Consciousness
Critical care
Critically ill persons
Delirium
Dementia
Health aspects
Hospitals
Intensive care
Medicine
Pain
Patients
Prescription drugs
Prognosis
Risk factors
Sepsis
Sleep
Viewpoint
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Summary:INTRODUCTION Delirium is a significant independent indicator of poor prognoses for critically ill patients （including in-hospital mortality, prolonged hospitalization, increased medical costs, and long-term cognitive impairment）. Intensive care medicine experts have been paying attention to and carried out research on delirium for better prediction, prevention, management, and treatment, and even better prognosis of patients in critical condition. Based on the latest findings of theoretical research and in combination with clinical experience, literature on delirium has been reviewed and ten points of basic understanding of delirium in critically ill patients have been identified.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.4103/0366-6999.216405