“Most shockingly, delirium is often unrecognized. Studies have shown that in affected persons, that delirium is only recognized by about 1/3 of physicians and nurses.” Listen or watch the conversation.
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Core Outcome Sets for Trials to Prevent and/or Treat Delirium: The Del-COrS Collaboration
Contributed by Louise Rose, BN, MN, PhD, Professor in Critical Care Nursing, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King’s College London, London, UK Delirium is a common, costly and potentially preventable syndrome associated with short- and long-term adverse outcomes for patients, family members, and healthcare organizations. Reassuringly, the numbers of clinical trials […]
World Delirium Awareness Day 2020
Contributed by Maggie Webb, Research Associate at the Aging Brain Center, Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife Delirium is a serious, widespread, and morbid syndrome that is prevalent in many healthcare settings, including inpatient care for hospitalized older adults, post-anesthesia care units and post-surgical care, intensive care units, and the emergency department. Delirium can […]
Joining Forces against Delirium — From Organ-System Care to Whole-Human Care By Sharon K. Inouye
“Rather than designating delirium as a “never event” for hospitals, Medicare could offer incentives for the use of proven strategies for preventing it — such as ensuring early mobility, reducing use of bed or chair alarms, minimizing use of psychoactive drugs, and providing adaptations for vision and hearing impairment — in order to motivate change.” […]
NIDUS Research Hub listed an NIH Open Domain-Specific Data Sharing Repository
The NIDUS Delirium Research Hub has now been listed as one of the NIH’s Open Domain-Specific Data Sharing Repositories! Make sure to submit your delirium study to the Hub!