Preventing and treating delirium in clinical settings for older adults

• Main Authors: Morgan Faeder (Author), Elizabeth Hale (Author), Daniel Hedayati (Author), Alex Israel (Author), Darcy Moschenross (Author), Melanie Peterson (Author), Ryan Peterson (Author), Mariel Piechowicz (Author), Jonathan Punzi (Author), Priya Gopalan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Delirium is a serious consequence of many acute or worsening chronic medical conditions, a side effect of medications, and a precipitant of worsening functional and cognitive status in older adults. It is a syndrome characterized by fluctuations in cognition and impaired attention that develops over...