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Surg. Clin. North Am. · Dec 2017
ReviewIntensive Care Unit Delirium and Intensive Care Unit-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
- Annachiara Marra, Pratik P Pandharipande, and Mayur B Patel.
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, University of Naples Federico II, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1215 21st Avenue South, Medical Center East, Suite 6100, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA.
- Surg. Clin. North Am. 2017 Dec 1; 97 (6): 1215-1235.
AbstractDelirium is one of the most common behavioral manifestations of acute brain dysfunction in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is a strong predictor of worse outcome. Routine monitoring for delirium is recommended for all ICU patients using validated tools. In delirious patients, a search for all reversible precipitants is the first line of action and pharmacologic treatment should be considered when all causes have been ruled out, and it is not contraindicated. Long-term morbidity has significant consequences for survivors of critical illness and for their caregivers. ICU patients may develop posttraumatic stress disorder related to their critical illness experience.Published by Elsevier Inc.
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