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Two new delirium and dementia videos from AARP and GEDC
The AARP and the GEDC (Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative) have collaborated on two short educational videos. Specifically, these videos cover dementia care and delirium risks in in hospitals and the ER. Designed to educate and raise awareness of delirium and dementia, the videos ‘provide key information and action steps that healthcare providers and caregivers can […]
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 […]