🌟 New guidance on #delirium management 🌟 👥➡️ Expert consensus via Delphi process 🧠 Covers general wards, ICU, & cardiac surgery wards 📗 Published in the Delirium journal: doi.org/10.56392/001c.… #WDAD2024

The 4AT has the most validation data of any #delirium tool: >5000 patients, 28 studies. Works in clinical practice with detection rates equivalent to real delirium rates - see: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg… Info on the 4AT including guide for use: the4at.com

🇳🇴 Svært viktige data om eldre pasienter fra 🇬🇧👇 Grad av #skrøpelighet #kognitivsvikt og #delirium er vesentlig for prognose Vi vurderer ikke dette rutinemessig - men det bør vi! Helsedirektoratet 🇸🇯 Directorate of Health Helse- og omsorgsdep Oslounivsykehus Les hele tråden 👌

Vi har skrevet en oversiktsartikkel om #delirium i ⁦Tidsskriftet⁩ Håper du vil lese, like og dele! #oslodeliriumresearchgroup tidsskriftet.no/2024/12/klinis…

We are looking for a talented and motivated post-doc to work on new brain injury arising from systemic inflammation. Check it out here: universityvacancies.com/trinity-colleg… HealthResearchBoard TCD TBSI Trinity College Dublin #delirium #neuroinflammation RTs appreciated !

🤔 Delirium treatment is actually pretty complex. When we say 'delirium treatment' what do we mean? From finding & triggers, to maintaining physiological stability, to treating symptoms & reducing long-term complications, there is a lot to think about. I've cared for people

🧠 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲. ⭐ Affects 1 in 4 older people in hospital. ⭐ Linked with x2-3 one-month mortality, & in survivors a hugely increased risk of future dementia. ⭐ Causes distress & misery for

❓ 𝐈𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦-𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞? 🧵 1/ ⭐ Delirium detection brings many benefits These include triggering local management pathways, enabling clear communication of the diagnosis to patients and carers, a coherent approach from staff, and

Excellent delirium poster from NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (Scotland) Do you have delirium information posters displayed in your institution? Link: nhsggc.scot/downloads/caus…

ℹ️ Concise information for patients & carers on delirium from NHS Scotland: 🔗 nhsinform.scot/delirium/ Feel free to share!

🧠 D E L I R I U M ! 🧠 Huge association between delirium & risk of future dementia. But not usually listed as a risk factor - the dementia scientific community needs to catch up. inews.co.uk/news/health/ov…

In more detail: ⭐️ Rule out acute physiological disturbances (e.g., hypotension, hypoxia, hypoglycemia, opioid toxicity). ⭐️ Search for underlying causes (e.g., infections, pain, urinary retention). ⭐️ Assess and manage distress (via questioning, observation, and informant

Raising #delirium awareness at the Norwegian parliament Stortinget #oslodeliriumresearchgroup iDelirium Oslounivsykehus

Deliriumforskning 🧠 i verdensklasse ved ⁦⁦Oslounivsykehus⁩ Les om forskningen til #oslodeliriumresearchgroup 👇 oslo-universitetssykehus.no/om-oss/ekspert…

(1/2) Published in The Bone & Joint Journal: our study in >18000 hip fracture patients using national clinical registry data: boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130… - Delirium is prevalent, affecting 21% of hip # patients at time of presentation -associated with higher mortality, less likely to return home

New Research: Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients Associated with Doubled Mortality Risk I'm pleased to share our new study on delirium and hip fracture, led by Rose Penfold. 91% of all hip fracture patients attending Scottish hospitals had a 4AT delirium assessment tool

#Delirium Clinical Care Standard (Australia): Quality statements

There is still a strange unawareness & indifference around #delirium. But it's now clear that this will improve - we now see plenty of examples of positive change (see attached - *national*, whole population data). It's just a question of how fast we get to good delirium care

Vår kronikk i Dagens Medisin👇om #delirium 🎯Til ledere i helsetjenesten Helsedirektoratet 🇸🇯 Directorate of Health Statens helsetilsyn og flere ✨Forhåpentligvis opplysende for folk flest dagensmedisin.no/geriatri-nevro…