Prevalence and risk factors of delirium in the intensive care unit: An observational study.

Francesco GravanteDiana GiannarelliAntonello PucciAnna Maria GagliardiLucia MitelloAttilio MontagnaRoberto Latina

Published in: Nursing in critical care (2020)

Delirium increases intensive care unit and hospital length of stay. Early identification and risk factor assessment by critical care nurses are considered the key factors in the treatment of delirium.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
cardiac surgery
hip fracture
healthcare
risk factors
mental health
acute kidney injury
emergency department
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation