ST. LOUIS -- The best way to treat hospitalized elderly patients who become delirious defies conventional wisdom and common practice, according to new research from Saint Louis University published in ...

The patient was an older man, living at a nursing facility. He’d originally been admitted to the hospital for surgery to treat a urinary tract infection. But now, lying in his bed at the hospital ...

It's an all-too-familiar situation: an elderly patient falls and fractures his hip. He is admitted to the hospital and undergoes surgery. During the recovery period, he becomes extremely confused and ...

Delirium occurs frequently but appears underdiagnosed in patients with advanced cancer who presented in the ED, according to the results of a randomized observational study. Further, the incidence of ...

Lorazepam and other benzodiazepines are typically avoided when managing end-of-life agitated delirium in patients with cancer because these drugs can precipitate, even worsen, delirium. But a new ...

Millions of Americans are given antipsychotic medications to treat delirium in the hospital every year - but the drugs don't work, new research reveals. Delirium is a stater of confusion and mental ...

In the first study of its kind, Fred Hutchinson researchers found that half of patients undergoing conventional stem-cell transplantation exhibit signs of delirium, but the symptoms can be subtle and ...

Data for this secondary analysis were collected in 3 studies of acute confusion in hospitalized older adults. [30] The first study identified patterns of delirium development in a sample of ...

New research shows that in-hospital delirium patients are vulnerable during the early posthospitalization period. In-hospital delirium is a predictor of readmission, emergency department visits, and ...

Jenny Specis knew something was wrong with her uncle Themis when he asked her if she wanted an ice cream. Delirium is a brain syndrome common in elderly hospitalised patients Patients suffer confusion ...

A new study indicates that delirium is relatively frequent and underdiagnosed by physicians in patients with advanced cancer visiting the emergency department. Delirium was similarly common among ...

Delirium is a very common problem among hospitalized elderly patients, Dr. Flaherty says. Between 15 and 20 percent of older patients are delirious when they are admitted and up to 30 percent become ...