Antipsychotics for the prevention and treatment of delirium

We found little or no evidence to determine the effect of antipsychotics on cognitive function, delirium severity, or caregiver burden. Second-generation antipsychotics may decrease delirium incidence in postoperative patients, but this evidence is limited and requires more study. We did not detect...

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Main Author: Neufeld, Karin
Corporate Authors: United States Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rockville (MD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) September 2019, 2019
Series:Comparative effectiveness review
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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