Delirium and cognitive dysfunction in the intensive care unit

Current Psychiatry Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-34

  Miller III, Russell R ^a   Ely, E Wesley ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROMAZINE; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEDATIVE AGENT; ZIPRASIDONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COST OF ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELIRIUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHORIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; EXTUBATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE PSYCHOSIS; LARYNX SPASM; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TORSADE DES POINTES; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DELIRIUM; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846964901     PISSN: 15233812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-007-0006-x     Document Type: Review

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