Delirium is an acute change in mental status, which has the
features of a fluctuating mental status, inattention, and either
disorganised thinking or altered level of consciousness. It is a
common development particularly in hospitalised elderly patients.
Delirium is independently associated with adverse sequelae
including increased mortality, institutionalisation and cognitive
decline. Despite this, case identification remains poor, with up to
two-thirds being missed or mis-attributed to dementia, depression
and other neuropsychiatric diagnoses. This book discusses how
delirium affects the critically ill; early detection of delirium;
delirium in surgical patients; and delirium's connection to eating
disorders.
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