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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Main Authors: Rajesh Kumar, Simarpreet Kaur, Sukhbir Kaur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
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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description 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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spelling doaj-art-e803f23c7fcb4661a04a20d1f773b4e82025-08-20T03:15:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing2231-15052016-01-01111101410.4103/2231-1505.262298ICU DELIRIUM AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS - AN OBSERVATIONAL SURVEYRajesh KumarSimarpreet KaurSukhbir KaurDelirium 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.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/2231-1505.262298intensive care unitdeliriumclinical parameters
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ICU DELIRIUM AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS - AN OBSERVATIONAL SURVEY
Indian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing
intensive care unit
delirium
clinical parameters
title ICU DELIRIUM AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS - AN OBSERVATIONAL SURVEY
title_full ICU DELIRIUM AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS - AN OBSERVATIONAL SURVEY
title_fullStr ICU DELIRIUM AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS - AN OBSERVATIONAL SURVEY
title_full_unstemmed ICU DELIRIUM AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS - AN OBSERVATIONAL SURVEY
title_short ICU DELIRIUM AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS - AN OBSERVATIONAL SURVEY
title_sort icu delirium and clinical parameters an observational survey
topic intensive care unit
delirium
clinical parameters
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/2231-1505.262298
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