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Record Nr.

UNINA9910373953703321

Titolo

Delirium : Acute Brain Dysfunction in the Critically Ill / / edited by Christopher G. Hughes, Pratik P. Pandharipande, E. Wesley Ely

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-25751-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 237 p. 41 illus., 31 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

616.84

Soggetti

Critical care medicine

Anesthesiology

Intensive / Critical Care Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Delirium: Definitions and Subtypes -- Monitoring for Delirium in Critically Ill Adults -- Epidemiology of Delirium in Critically Ill Adults: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes -- The Relationship between Delirium and Mental Health Outcomes: Current Insights and Future Directions -- Prediction Models for Delirium in Critically Ill Adults -- Pediatric Delirium Assessment, Prevention, and Management -- Epidemiology of Delirium in Children: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Outcomes -- Delirium After Primary Neurological Injury -- Neuroimaging Findings of Delirium -- Inflammatory Biomarkers and Neurotransmitter Perturbations in Delirium -- The Electroencephalogram and Delirium -- Endothelial Health and Delirium -- Preventive Strategies to Reduce Intensive Care Unit Delirium -- Treatment Strategies for Delirium -- Building a Delirium Network.

Sommario/riassunto

This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of acute brain dysfunction in the critically ill. The book covers the basic pathophysiology of delirium, epidemiology, risk factors, outcomes associated with delirium, prevention and treatment of delirium, and challenges and techniques for improving delirium awareness. Written by experts in the field, Delirium: Acute Brain Dysfunction in the Critically Ill is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts



in this field.