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

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 ...

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

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 ...

At UCSF Parnassus Campus, medical personnel go into work with a mission every day to prevent delirium - or hospital confusion - among patients. Here's how.

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 ...

Forty patients (24%) developed postoperative delirium, and these patients displayed a greater mean macular thickness (283.35 µm) of the right eye at their preoperative assessment than the ...