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.

Postoperative delirium is a common and serious complication affecting older surgical patients, often leading to prolonged hospital stays, increased need for long-term care, and a higher ...

Postoperative delirium is a common and serious complication affecting older surgical patients, often leading to prolonged hospital stays, increased need for long-term care, and a higher likelihood ...

Electroencephalography (EEG)-guided management of general anesthesia in children ages 1 to 5 years reduced pediatric ...

Alongside disorientation and confusion, delirium can also manifest itself ... Relatives can also repeatedly broach the subject of why the patient is in hospital and what is going to happen next ...

EEG-guided anesthesia reduces the incidence of pediatric anesthesia emergence delirium and shortens recovery time by over 20 ...

A study in mice suggests that senescent cells are at least partially responsible for post-surgical delirium and similar ...

Results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial in Japan among more than 170 children aged 1 to 6 who underwent surgery ...

A pilot program at one of Australia's biggest emergency departments halves the number of older patients admitted to hospital.

A growing crisis affecting hospitals in the United States is the practice of ER boarding. The term describes the practice of ...