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SUBMITTER: Herling SF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6373634 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Herling Suzanne Forsyth SF Greve Ingrid E IE Vasilevskis Eduard E EE Egerod Ingrid I Bekker Mortensen Camilla C Møller Ann Merete AM Svenningsen Helle H Thomsen Thordis T
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20181123
<h4>Background</h4>Delirium is defined as a disturbance in attention, awareness and cognition with reduced ability to direct, focus, sustain and shift attention, and reduced orientation to the environment. Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) frequently develop ICU delirium. It can profoundly affect both them and their families because it is associated with increased mortality, longer duration of mechanical ventilation, longer hospital and ICU stay and long-term cognitive imp ...[more]