Delirium diagnosis, prevention, and management
This guideline covers adult patients (18 years and older) in a hospital setting and adults (18 and older) in long-term residential care. The guideline addresses: modifiable risk factors (clinical factors) to identify people at risk of developing delirium; diagnosis of delirium in acute, critical and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
National Clinical Guideline Centre
2010, 2010
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| Series: | Clinical guideline
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This guideline covers adult patients (18 years and older) in a hospital setting and adults (18 and older) in long-term residential care. The guideline addresses: modifiable risk factors (clinical factors) to identify people at risk of developing delirium; diagnosis of delirium in acute, critical and long-term care; as well as pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for a) reducing the incidence of delirium and its consequences, and b) to reduce the severity, duration and consequences of delirium in people who develop the condition |
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| Item Description: | "July 2010." |
| Physical Description: | PDF file (447 p.) ill |