Delirium

Acute Brain Dysfunction in the Critically Ill

Christopher G. Hughes, Pratik P. Pandharipande, E. Wesley Ely (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

XII, 237 Seiten

2021 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-25753-8 (ISBN)

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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.

Christopher Hughes, MD, MSVanderbilt University Medical CenterDivision of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center
Nashville, TNUSA
Pratik Pandharipande, MD, MSCIVanderbilt University Medical CenterDivision of Anesthesiology Critical Care MedicineCo-Director, Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center
Nashville, TN USA
E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPHVanderbilt University Medical CenterDivision of Allergy and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
Associate Director of Research, the Veteran's Affairs Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC)
Co-Director, Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center
Nashville, TNUSA

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.03.2021
Zusatzinfo	XII, 237 p. 40 illus., 32 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	436 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Anästhesie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Intensivmedizin
Schlagworte	Electroencephalogram • endothelial health • etiological phenotypes • inflammatory biomarkers • motoric subtypes • neurotransmitter perturbations
ISBN-10	3-030-25753-3 / 3030257533
ISBN-13	978-3-030-25753-8 / 9783030257538
Zustand	Neuware