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Monday 25 March 2013

In-facility delirium prevention programme as a patient safety strategy: A systematic review

In-facility delrium prevention programme as a patient safety strategy: A systematic review. An. Intern. Med., March 2013, Vol. 158(5, Pt. 2), p.375-80.

Reston, J.T., and Schoelles, KM

http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1656429

Delirium, an acute decline in attention and cognition, occurs among hospitalized patients at rates estimated to range from 14% to 56% and increases the risk for morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of in-facility multicomponent delirium prevention programs.

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