Join Our 20,000+ Subscribers. Get Weekly News Sent To Your Email
Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest Critical Care Medicine related news.
See Past Critical Care Newsletter issues

Subscribe to Newsletter

Patients with postoperative delirium more likely to suffer dementia

news-medical.net August 3, 2017

patients-with-postoperative-delirium-more-likely-to-suffer-dementia

Delirium is common in elderly hospitalized patients, affecting an estimated 14 – 56% of patients. It frequently manifests as a sudden change in behavior, with patients suffering acute confusion, inattention, disorganized thinking and fluctuating mental status.

confusion delirium dementia research study surgery

Impacts of Initial ICU Driving Pressure on Outcomes in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Effects of Surgery on Hemodynamics and Postoperative Delirium in Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection

Implementing a Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy and Ultrasound Gastrostomy Team Reduces Length of Stay and Hospital Costs

Predictors of Weaning Failure in Ventilated ICU Patients

Textbook of Acute Trauma Care

Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine

MRSA Protocols – Methods in Molecular Biology

Dancing with Elephants: Mindfulness Training For Those Living With Dementia, Chronic Illness or an Aging Brain

Handbook of Corticosteroids

Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia in the Intensive Care Setting

Complications in Acute Care Surgery: The Management of Difficult Clinical Scenarios

Hemodynamic Monitoring Using Echocardiography in the Critically Ill

Bedside Procedures in the ICU

Trauma Team Dynamics: A Trauma Crisis Resource Management Manual

Evidence-Based Critical Care: A Case Study Approach

Clinical Examination Skills in the Adult Critically Ill Patient

Severe Trauma and Sepsis: Organ Damage and Tissue Repair

Moderate and Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice

Basics of Mechanical Ventilation