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Preventive Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit.

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Delirium is a common, costly and potentially damaging illness in patients who are staying in hospitals, especially older patients in ICU. Thus, preventing delirium could be one of the most effective methods in preventing the complications. The present study aimed at conducting a review-validity study to generate a general view on the activities which might be effective in preventing delirium in patients.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Padideh Ghaeli, Fatemeh Shahhatami, Mojtaba Mojtahed Zade, Mostafa Mohammadi, Mohammad Arbabi

Institutions: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Roozbeh Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

Subfield: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2800019485

FWCI: 1.626

Cites: 47

Cited by: 22

Related to: 10