Delirium in critical care / Valerie Page, E. Wesley Ely.
The fully updated second edition of this popular handbook concisely summarises all current knowledge about delirium in critically ill patients and describes simple tools the bedside clinician can use to prevent, diagnose and manage delirium. Chapters discuss new developments in assessing risk and di...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Core critical care.
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Table of Contents:
- What is delirium in critical care?
- How common is delirium in critical care?
- What does delirium look like in critical care?
- Delirium in critical care?
- How does it happen?
- Delirium
- What causes it? Risk factors
- Why is it important?
- How do we diagnose it?
- How to prevent delirium?
- Treatment of delirium in critical care
- Mental capacity and restraints
- End of life care
- What's the future?