A newly-developed nomogram prediction model identifies delirium risk among ICU patients using 7 readily available clinical variables.

Multimodal strategies can prevent delirium after cardiovascular procedures, emphasizing risk factors and screening.

Older adults who develop delirium during a hospital admission face a substantially higher risk of dementia in later years, ...

Surgical patients who experience preoperative distress and anxiety might face worse postoperative recovery. Research has ...

When B. Paul Turpin was admitted to a Tennessee hospital in January, the biggest concern was whether the 69-year-old endocrinologist would survive. But as he battled a life-threatening infection, ...

Delirium is a sudden change in a person’s mental function. This can include their ways of thinking, behavior, or level of consciousness. Medical professionals do not yet fully understand delirium, but ...

When health care workers finally removed the ventilator tube from Jesse Vanderhoof’s throat, he managed to eke out two weak words: “Call Emily.” Vanderhoof, a 40-year-old nurse with coronavirus, was ...

Older Canadian adults whose physicians prescribed first-generation antihistamines in the hospital were more likely to experience delirium, a cross-sectional study suggested. Aaron Drucker, MD ...