Periodically, NIDUS features a Delirium Research Hub investigator as a Spotlight Investigator. This month, we feature Dr. Ben Palanca and the Protocol for Prognosticating Delirium Recovery Outcomes Using Wakefulness and Sleep Electroencephalography (P-DROWS-E) study.
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Delirium Research Hub Spotlight – Babar Khan, MD, MS
Every few months, the Delirium Research Hub features an investigator and research study from the Delirium Research Hub. This month’s Spotlight Investigator is Dr. Babar Khan. We feature his study, the Decreasing Delirium through Music listening (DDM) trial.
The Posterior Dominant Rhythm: A Proof-of-Principle Study Whether it is an Electroencephalographic Biomarker for Tracking Delirium Onset and Recovery
Contributed by Ben Julian A. Palanca, MD, PhD, MSc, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Affiliated Faculty, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University; Director, Sleepy Brain Lab Predictive biomarkers for prognosticating delirium onset and severity are needed for targeting interventions that may prevent delirium onset. […]
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Use and Delirium Occurrence in the ICU
Contributed by C. Adrian Austin, MD, MSCR, Divisions of Geriatric Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC Anxiety, depression and ICU delirium may be linked.1 Approximately 10% of the U.S. population takes an antidepressant, most commonly a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).2 It remains […]