Prevention and Treatment Delirium
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Ruth M, Locsin R. The effect of music listening on acute confusion and delirium in elders undergoing elective hip and knee surgery. J Clin Nurs 2004;13:91-96.
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Hans CS, Kim YK. A double-blind trial of risperidone and haloperidol for the treatment of delirium. Psychosomatics. 2004;45:297-301.
Weber JB, Coverdale JH, Kunik ME. Delirium: current trends in prevention and treatment. Intern Med J. 2004;34:115-21.
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W. Breitbart. Treatment of delirium in cancer patients with the atypical antipsychotic olanzapine. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Palm Springs, CA.November, 2000.
E. B. Milbrandt, A. Kersten, L. Kong, L. A. Weissfeld, G. Clermont, M. P. Fink, and D. C. Angus. Haloperidol use is associated with lower hospital mortality in mechanically ventilated patients. Crit Care Med 33 (1):226-229, 2005.
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Cole MG, Primeau F, McCusker J. Effectiveness of interventions to prevent delirium in hospitalized patients: a systemic review. Can Med Assoc J 1996; 155:1263-1268.
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Gustafson Y, Brannstrom B, Berggren D, Ragnarsson JI, Sigaard J, Bucht G et al. A geriatric anesthesiologic program to reduce acute confusional states in elderly patients treated for femoral neck fracture. Journal America Geriatrics Soc 1991; 39:655-662.
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Marcantonio ER, Flacker JM, Wright RJ, Resnick NM. Reducing delirium after hip fracture: a randomized trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 2001; 49(5):516-522.
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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