An audit cycle demonstrating improvement in delirium diagnosis, prevention and management (NICE guideline) at a district general hospital

W Khan - Future Healthcare Journal, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aims To reassess if our hospital has improved its assessment of delirium diagnosis,
prevention and management after raising awareness of delirium through education, training …

TIME to think about delirium: improving detection and management on the acute medical unit

Y Bauernfreund, M Butler, S Ragavan… - BMJ open …, 2018 - bmjopenquality.bmj.com
Delirium affects 18%–35% patients in the acute hospital setting, yet is often neither detected
nor managed appropriately. It is associated with increased risk of falls, longer hospital stay …

Point prevalence and clinical profile of patients with delirium admitted in internal medicine department at tertiary care centre in eastern nepal: A descriptive cross …

TN Yogi, S Puri, B Shah, S Nepal… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A one-month descriptive cross-sectional study involved 152 Internal Medicine
Department patients at BPKIHS, Dharan. Data, collected through face-to-face interviews and …

Use of a digital delirium pathway and quality improvement to improve delirium detection in the emergency department and outcomes in an acute hospital

E Vardy, N Collins, U Grover, R Thompson… - Age and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background delirium is a common condition associated with hospital admission. Detection
and diagnosis is important to identify the underlying precipitating cause and implement …

[PDF][PDF] Audit of assessment of risk factors and complications from delirium in Geriatric Medicine inpatients

DJW Lim, SP Teo - PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 2021 - researchgate.net
Delirium is an acute confusional state and is common in hospitalised patients. Delirium is
also a risk factor for dementia and should be recognised and managed in hospital settings …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of level of knowledge, attitude, and associated factors toward delirium among health professionals working in intensive care unit multicenter …

RA Eyayu, TG Zeleke, WB Chekol… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are at high risk of developing delirium.
Lack of early detection and the inability to provide prompt management of delirium remain …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of level of knowledge, attitude, and associated factors toward delirium among health professionals working in intensive care unit multicenter …

R Ayanaw Eyayu, T Gudayu Zeleke… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are at high risk of developing delirium.
Lack of early detection and the inability to provide prompt management of delirium remain …

[HTML][HTML] Delirium is prevalent in older hospital inpatients and associated with adverse outcomes: results of a prospective multi-centre study on World Delirium …

BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Delirium is a common severe neuropsychiatric condition secondary to physical
illness, which predominantly affects older adults in hospital. Prior to this study, the UK point …

Improving Nurses Knowledge and Practices of Delirium Assessment at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: A Quasi Experimental Study

E Baluku Murungi, V Niyonzima… - Advances in Medical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Despite the recommendations for delirium assessment in clinical settings, it
stills remain a serious clinical problem associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation …

[HTML][HTML] The Future Hospital: a blueprint for effective delirium care

SJ Richardson, JM Fisher, A Teodorczuk - Future Hospital Journal, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Delirium remains the most common hospital complication. Occurrence rates are set to rise
as the population ages and, despite being preventable and treatable, delirium continues to …