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An advanced life support emergency medical services (EMS) unit was dispatched with law enforcement to a report of a male patient with a possible overdose and psychiatric emergency. Police restrained the patient and cleared EMS into the scene. The patient was identified as having excited delirium,
BACKGROUND
Within the traumatic brain injury population, outcomes are affected by hypoxic events in the early injury period. Previous work shows a high prevalence of cognitive deficits in patients with multiple injuries who do not have intracranial hemorrhage identified on admission head computed
We present a case of a patient administered parasternal transdermal lidocaine patch therapy as part of a multimodal analgesic regime designed to diminish opioid-associated delirium after coronary bypass surgery. The patient presented with delirium and severe methemoglobinemia (41%) that responded to
Postanesthetic delirium is a type of postoperative emotional response occurring immediately after emergence from general anesthesia. Associated with excitement and confusion, the alternative terms emergence delirium or postanesthetic excitement are frequently used. Historically, the more
OBJECTIVE
To study the influential factors leading to postoperative delirium in elderly patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH).
METHODS
For 198 elderly postoperative BPH patients in our hospital, the clinical parameters including age, hypoxemia, postoperative pain, and sleep reduction were
BACKGROUND: Delirium is common in elderly patients with hip fracture. Although several multicomponent care pathways have been developed, few nurse-led perioperative multicomponent programs have been evaluated. OBJECTIVES: The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led
BACKGROUND
Despite treatment of the associated condition, delirious persons do not always recover for unknown reasons. We sought to determine early prognostic indicators of poor recovery following an episode of delirium in older medical in-patients.
METHODS
Between October 2009 and July 2011,
UNASSIGNED
Postoperative delirium is the most common neurological complication of cardiac surgery. Hypoxia has been shown to increase the risk of postoperative delirium. The possibility to continuously monitor oxygen delivery (DO2) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) offers an adequate approximation
BACKGROUND
We have examined the effect of dexmedetomidine, a selective alpha2-adrenoreceptor agonist, for controlling delirium in patients in the intensive care unit.
METHODS
Intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine (0.05-0.40 microg kg(-1) hr(-1)) was started at the onset of delirium, and its effect
BACKGROUND
Delirium is a common complication after surgery in the elderly that leads to increased length of stay and other adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to better understand the exact causes of post-operative delirium in patients undergoing surgery for neck of femur (NOF)
The incidence of hypoxia after femoral neck and total hip arthroplasty was investigated. In addition, the incidence of preoperative and postoperative delirium was assessed. Oxygen saturation and mental status were tested before and after surgery in patients undergoing surgery for a femoral neck
OBJECTIVE
To explore the causes for delirium of elderly patients after hip fracture operation.
METHODS
A total of 68 cases of delirium were selected from 458 patients aged over 65 years undergoing hip fracture operation via spinal anesthesia from 2009 to 2011. There were 26 males and 42 females with
BACKGROUND
Residual neuromuscular block (NMB) after general anesthesia has been associated with pulmonary dysfunction and hypoxia, which are both associated with postoperative delirium (POD). We evaluated the effects of sugammadex on POD in elderly patients who underwent hip fracture
BACKGROUND
Delirium is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by disturbance of attention and consciousness developing over a short period of time. Symptoms tend to fluctuate during the course of the day. Delirium is by definition a direct physiological consequence of a general medical