ICU DELIRIUM AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS - AN OBSERVATIONAL SURVEY
Delirium is well known problem in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU. Delirium, an acute and fluctuating disturbance of consciousness and cognition, is a common manifestation of acute brain dysfunction in critically ill patients. This study was to determine the prevalence and find the relat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/2231-1505.262298 |
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| Summary: | Delirium is well known problem in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU. Delirium, an acute and fluctuating disturbance of consciousness and cognition, is a common manifestation of acute brain dysfunction in critically ill patients. This study was to determine the prevalence and find the relationship between the ICU delirium & clinical parameters. 31 mechanically ventilated patients who had stayed in the ICU for more than 48 hours were closely observed during their stay. The patients were interviewed after screening for consciousness on the 4th day at ICU/ general wards. Confusion assessment method (CAM) was used to assess delirium. Socio-demographic data, clinical information were collected as a part of observation study. Appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics is applied to describe the results. Study results revealed that 16.1% patients developed delirium during their hospital stay. Critically ill patients have numerous risk factors for delirium development. Prevalence of ICU delirium is varying and health care professionals should be alert about early signs of development of delirium. |
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| ISSN: | 2231-1505 |