Broadening our perspectives on ICU delirium risk factors

ICU delirium is associated with poor patient outcome. Risk factor stratification is essential to the understanding, prevention and treatment of this disorder. Alcohol consumption, smoking and prior cognitive impairment appear strongly correlated with delirium risk. Several potentially modifiable ass...

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Autor principal: Skrobik, Yoanna
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2750136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19591660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc7917
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description ICU delirium is associated with poor patient outcome. Risk factor stratification is essential to the understanding, prevention and treatment of this disorder. Alcohol consumption, smoking and prior cognitive impairment appear strongly correlated with delirium risk. Several potentially modifiable associations deserve prospective study: these include administration of sedatives and opiates; multiple catheters; as well as minimizing physical restraints and enabling visitors.
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spelling pubmed-27501362010-07-01 Broadening our perspectives on ICU delirium risk factors Skrobik, Yoanna Crit Care Commentary ICU delirium is associated with poor patient outcome. Risk factor stratification is essential to the understanding, prevention and treatment of this disorder. Alcohol consumption, smoking and prior cognitive impairment appear strongly correlated with delirium risk. Several potentially modifiable associations deserve prospective study: these include administration of sedatives and opiates; multiple catheters; as well as minimizing physical restraints and enabling visitors. BioMed Central 2009 2009-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2750136/ /pubmed/19591660 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc7917 Text en Copyright ©2009 BioMed Central Ltd
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Broadening our perspectives on ICU delirium risk factors
title Broadening our perspectives on ICU delirium risk factors
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title_full_unstemmed Broadening our perspectives on ICU delirium risk factors
title_short Broadening our perspectives on ICU delirium risk factors
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2750136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19591660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc7917
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