Other bulletins in this series include:

Breast Surgery

Thursday, 28 July 2011

The evaluation and management of delirium among older persons

The evaluation and management of delirium among older persons. Med Clin North Am. 2011 May;95(3):555-77.

Flaherty, JH.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21549878?dopt=Abstract

This article reviews the pathophysiology, prevalence, incidence, and consequences of delirium, focusing on the evaluation of delirium, the published models of care for prevention in patients at risk of delirium, and management of patients for whom delirium is not preventable.

No comments: