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.

Overview