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Nursing and patients with delirium: a literature review.
Henao-Castaño, Angela María; Amaya-Rey, María Consuelo Del Pilar.
Afiliação
  • Henao-Castaño AM; Universidad Libre, Cali, Colombia, angmhenaocas@unal.edu.co.
  • Amaya-Rey MC; Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, mcamayad@unal.edu.co.
Invest Educ Enferm ; 32(1): 148-56, 2014.
Article em En, Es | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25229914
OBJECTIVE: This work sought to analyze the scientific production regarding delirium in patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU). SYNTHESIS: Delirium (cognitive alteration) occurs in acute and fluctuating manner in patients in ICU. It is a risk factor for mortality and prolonged stay in ICU. Its diagnosis is derived from an objective assessment with widely disseminated validated instruments, available in Spanish and other languages. Strategies to prevent delirium in ICU are documented. CONCLUSION: Implementation of these strategies to prevent, monitor, and control delirium in patients hospitalized in ICU must be a priority of nursing research in our setting.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cuidados Críticos / Delírio Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En / Es Revista: Invest Educ Enferm Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Colômbia

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cuidados Críticos / Delírio Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En / Es Revista: Invest Educ Enferm Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Colômbia