Delayed treatment of delirium increases mortality rate in intensive care unit patients

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1584-1595

  Heymann, A ^a   Radtke, F ^a   Schiemann, A ^a   Lutz A ^a   MacGuill, M ^a   Wernecke, K D ^a,b   Spies, C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b SOSTANA GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delirium; Intensive care unit; Outcome; Therapy; Therapy delay

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONIDINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELIRIUM; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 78449292957     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800503     Document Type: Article

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