Delirium secondary prevention
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [3]; Vishal Khurana, M.B.B.S., M.D. [4]
Overview
Secondary prevention strategies following delirium include avoid anticholinergic drugs, attend to environmental factors (sensory input, [[orientation aids], reassuring human contact, routine screening for finding high risk patients, early recognition of any change or fluctuation of mental state or behaviour.
Secondary Prevention
- Secondary prevention strategies following delirium include avoid anticholinergic drugs, attend to environmental factors (sensory input, [[orientation aids], reassuring human contact), routine screening for finding high risk patients, early recognition of any change or fluctuation of mental state or behaviour.[1]
References
- ↑ Anderson, David (2005). “Preventing delirium in older people”. British Medical Bulletin. 73-74 (1): 25–34. doi:10.1093/bmb/ldh048. ISSN 1471-8391.
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