Dealing with the delirium dilemma

Delirium is a frequently occurring but often under-diagnosed and under-treated problem in the intensive care unit (ICU). It has been linked to adverse outcome, increased length of stay and higher mortality in critically ill patients. A study by Thomason and coworkers published in this issue of Criti...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Polderman, Kees H, Smit, Ellen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
Materias:
Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1269468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16137377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc3755
_version_ 1782125956221108224
author Polderman, Kees H
Smit, Ellen
author_facet Polderman, Kees H
Smit, Ellen
author_sort Polderman, Kees H
collection PubMed
description Delirium is a frequently occurring but often under-diagnosed and under-treated problem in the intensive care unit (ICU). It has been linked to adverse outcome, increased length of stay and higher mortality in critically ill patients. A study by Thomason and coworkers published in this issue of Critical Care deals with the issue of delirium and its consequences in less severely ill patients. This commentary aims to provide context for this study, discussing its potential implications as well as the potential therapeutic and preventive measures in patients with hyperactive or hypoactive delirium
format Text
id pubmed-1269468
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2005
publisher BioMed Central
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-12694682005-10-28 Dealing with the delirium dilemma Polderman, Kees H Smit, Ellen Crit Care Commentary Delirium is a frequently occurring but often under-diagnosed and under-treated problem in the intensive care unit (ICU). It has been linked to adverse outcome, increased length of stay and higher mortality in critically ill patients. A study by Thomason and coworkers published in this issue of Critical Care deals with the issue of delirium and its consequences in less severely ill patients. This commentary aims to provide context for this study, discussing its potential implications as well as the potential therapeutic and preventive measures in patients with hyperactive or hypoactive delirium BioMed Central 2005 2005-06-17 /pmc/articles/PMC1269468/ /pubmed/16137377 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc3755 Text en Copyright © 2005 BioMed Central Ltd
spellingShingle Commentary
Polderman, Kees H
Smit, Ellen
Dealing with the delirium dilemma
title Dealing with the delirium dilemma
title_full Dealing with the delirium dilemma
title_fullStr Dealing with the delirium dilemma
title_full_unstemmed Dealing with the delirium dilemma
title_short Dealing with the delirium dilemma
title_sort dealing with the delirium dilemma
topic Commentary
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1269468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16137377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc3755
work_keys_str_mv AT poldermankeesh dealingwiththedeliriumdilemma
AT smitellen dealingwiththedeliriumdilemma

Ejemplares similares