Up to one-third of older adults staying in the hospital can develop a condition called delirium. It is especially common in people age 65 and older.

Awakenings occur in individuals who use alcohol heavily and for a prolonged period during alcohol withdrawal episodes. This ...

With the recent rapid increase in life expectancy and the advancement of anesthesia technology, the demand for general ...

Research supports the management of delirium with tools other than medication. Hand massage has been shown to reduce stress ...

Dementia can make a person much more likely to have delirium. Delirium can have many different causes. The key to getting better is to find the causes of delirium and then try to resolve them. If this ...

Delirium is a sudden and serious condition that causes confusion and a lack of awareness. It often happens quickly, ...

None of these steps address the root causes of patients' distress. Biting, spitting, kicking, and punching are typically end-stage complications of delirium. If we intervene earlier -- before ...

Baseline delirium scores were assessed upon arrival in the operating room. The control group received a standard 1.0 minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of sevoflurane for maintenance after ...