Slow-tempo music intervention does not reduce delirium duration, pain, or anxiety in older adults on mechanical ventilation.

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia shows that family members and caregivers can play a critical role in detecting delirium after surgery using a simple tool known as the ...

Having to stay in a hospital or long-term care facility is stressful. Not only is a patient sick or injured, but they are in an unfamiliar environment away from their families and may not know the ...

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia shows that family members and caregivers can play a critical role ...

Nightly administration of a melatonin agonist may help prevent delirium in older patients hospitalized for acute medical illness, new research shows. A multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled ...

In a recent study published in BMJ, researchers explored the relationship between delirium and new-onset dementia among older adults with no dementia diagnosis at baseline. Study: Delirium and ...

Everyone forgets where they put their keys or if they closed the garage door, but when do forgetfulness and confusion become a bigger problem, and how can we detect it? A sudden onset of confusion ...

Older Canadian adults whose physicians prescribe first-generation antihistamines in the hospital are more likely to ...

There was a 33% decrease in the prescription of BZDs and sedative hypnotics, while melatonin prescriptions increased by 12%. Prescribing melatonin instead of benzodiazepine (BZD) as an alternative ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of an AI model resulted in a nearly fourfold increase in delirium cases detected among hospitalized older ...