Occurrence of delirium is severely underestimated in the ICU during daily care

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Abstract

Delirium is severely under recognized in the ICU by intensivists and ICU nurses in daily care. More attention should be paid to the implementation of a validated delirium-screening instrument during daily ICU care.

Topics & Keywords

Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine

Volume 35, Issue 7, pp. 1276-1280

DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1466-8

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