Delirium in the terminally ill Journal Article
| Authors: | Breitbart, W.; Strout, D. |
| Article Title: | Delirium in the terminally ill |
| Abstract: | The clinician caring for patients with life-threatening illness is likely to encounter delirium as a common major psychiatric complication of advancing illness, particularly in the older patient and during the last weeks of life when up to 85% of patients may develop a delirium. Proper assessment, diagnosis, and management are important in minimizing morbidity and improving quality of life. |
| Keywords: | clinical feature; review; disease association; diagnosis, differential; chlorpromazine; haloperidol; lorazepam; midazolam; olanzapine; propofol; risperidone; delirium; morbidity; prevalence; risk factors; mass screening; neuroleptic agent; rating scale; terminal care; levomepromazine; geriatric assessment; benzodiazepine; anesthetic agent; terminal disease; antipsychotic agents; geriatric disorder; humans; human; thioridazine; molindone |
| Journal Title: | Clinics in Geriatric Medicine |
| Volume: | 16 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0749-0690 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2000-05-01 |
| Start Page: | 357 |
| End Page: | 372 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 10783433 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0749-0690(05)70061-6 |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 18 November 2015 -- Source: Scopus |
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