What is the Delirium Bibliography? The searchable Delirium Bibliography page is one of our most popular features, allowing you to quickly gain access to the literature on delirium and acute care of older persons. It is primarily intended for clinicians and researchers interested in exploring these topics. The NIDUS team keeps it updated for you on a monthly basis!
How to Search for Articles: Search by author, title, year, and/or keywords. Each article is indexed by keywords taken from MEDLINE and other relevant databases. Click on the title of the article to read the abstract, journal, etc.
Reference Information
- Title
- Acceptability of transdermal antipsychotic patches by patients who refuse oral medication and their effectiveness in preventing recurrence of delirium: a retrospective observational study
- Authors
- Hatta, K. Usui, C. Nakamura, H.
- Year
- 2022
- Journal
- Int Clin Psychopharmacol
- Abstract
Injectable antipsychotics had been used for patients who refuse oral medications in delirium practice. The objectives were to investigate acceptability of transdermal antipsychotic patches by patients who refuse oral medications and their effectiveness in preventing recurrence of delirium. In this retrospective observational study, data were collected between October 2019 and December 2021. The sample was represented by patients hospitalized because of acute diseases or elective surgery who had delirium on the night before the consultation and had refused oral therapy after consultation. Delirium has been diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Instead, a transdermal patch of blonanserin, a second-generation antipsychotic drug, was tried. The primary outcome was the rate of patients who accepted it. The secondary outcome was recurrence rates of delirium. As much as 95.1% of patients who refused oral medications (98/103 patients) accepted to receive the transdermal patch. Of these, 24 patients developed delirium again, whereas all five patients who refused it developed delirium again [24.5% (24/98) vs. 100% (5/5); P = 0.0014]. The present findings suggest that transdermal antipsychotic patches are more likely to be accepted by patients who refuse oral medications. Prospective studies are needed.
- PMID
- Keywords
- Page(s)
- Volume
- Issue
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undiagnosed delirium is frequent and difficult to predict: Results from a prevalence survey of a tertiary hospital. | Lange, P. W. Lamanna, M. Watson, R. Maier, A. B. | J Clin Nurs | 2019 |
Undiagnosed delirium |