 Delirium
"Delirium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disorder characterized by CONFUSION; inattentiveness; disorientation; ILLUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; agitation; and in some instances autonomic nervous system overactivity. It may result from toxic/metabolic conditions or structural brain lesions. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp411-2)
| Descriptor ID |
D003693
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.337.500 C23.888.592.604.339.500 F01.700.250.500 F03.087.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Subacute Delirium- Subacute Delirium
- Delirium, Subacute
- Deliriums, Subacute
- Subacute Deliriums
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Delirium" by people in Profiles.
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Malec M, Levine S. How do I best treat pain in my older patient with cancer? J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 11; 10(6):841-844.
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Schmitt EM, Gallagher J, Albuquerque A, Tabloski P, Lee HJ, Gleason L, Weiner LS, Marcantonio ER, Jones RN, Inouye SK, Schulman-Green D. Perspectives on the Delirium Experience and Its Burden: Common Themes Among Older Patients, Their Family Caregivers, and Nurses. Gerontologist. 2019 03 14; 59(2):327-337.
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Jones RN, Cizginer S, Pavlech L, Albuquerque A, Daiello LA, Dharmarajan K, Gleason LJ, Helfand B, Massimo L, Oh E, Okereke OI, Tabloski P, Rabin LA, Yue J, Marcantonio ER, Fong TG, Hshieh TT, Metzger ED, Erickson K, Schmitt EM, Inouye SK. Assessment of Instruments for Measurement of Delirium Severity: A Systematic Review. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 02 01; 179(2):231-239.
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Chang P, Ruff I, Mendelson SJ, Caprio F, Bergman DL, Prabhakaran S. The 2CAN Score. Stroke. 2018 12; 49(12):2866-2871.
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Devlin JW, Skrobik Y, Gélinas C, Needham DM, Slooter AJC, Pandharipande PP, Watson PL, Weinhouse GL, Nunnally ME, Rochwerg B, Balas MC, van den Boogaard M, Bosma KJ, Brummel NE, Chanques G, Denehy L, Drouot X, Fraser GL, Harris JE, Joffe AM, Kho ME, Kress JP, Lanphere JA, McKinley S, Neufeld KJ, Pisani MA, Payen JF, Pun BT, Puntillo KA, Riker RR, Robinson BRH, Shehabi Y, Szumita PM, Winkelman C, Centofanti JE, Price C, Nikayin S, Misak CJ, Flood PD, Kiedrowski K, Alhazzani W. Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU. Crit Care Med. 2018 09; 46(9):1532-1548.
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Devlin JW, Skrobik Y, Gélinas C, Needham DM, Slooter AJC, Pandharipande PP, Watson PL, Weinhouse GL, Nunnally ME, Rochwerg B, Balas MC, van den Boogaard M, Bosma KJ, Brummel NE, Chanques G, Denehy L, Drouot X, Fraser GL, Harris JE, Joffe AM, Kho ME, Kress JP, Lanphere JA, McKinley S, Neufeld KJ, Pisani MA, Payen JF, Pun BT, Puntillo KA, Riker RR, Robinson BRH, Shehabi Y, Szumita PM, Winkelman C, Centofanti JE, Price C, Nikayin S, Misak CJ, Flood PD, Kiedrowski K, Alhazzani W. Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU. Crit Care Med. 2018 09; 46(9):e825-e873.
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Stewart NH, Arora VM. Sleep in Hospitalized Older Adults. Sleep Med Clin. 2018 Mar; 13(1):127-135.
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Gerlach RM, Chaney MA. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction related to Alzheimer disease? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 03; 155(3):968-969.
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Greenberg S, Murphy GS, Avram MJ, Shear T, Benson J, Parikh KN, Patel A, Newmark R, Patel V, Bailes J, Szokol JW. Postoperative Intravenous Acetaminophen for Craniotomy Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jan; 109:e554-e562.
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Rana MV, Bonasera LK, Bordelon GJ. Pharmacologic Considerations of Anesthetic Agents in Geriatric Patients. Anesthesiol Clin. 2017 Jun; 35(2):259-271.
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