Intensive Care Unit Delirium

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-178

  Bruno, Jeffrey J ^a   Warren, Mary Lou ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic agents; Critical care; Critical illness; Delirium; Diagnosis; Screening

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HALOPERIDOL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ALGORITHM; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

ALGORITHMS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELIRIUM; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MASS SCREENING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77954852317     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2010.03.003     Document Type: Review

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