title: [Delirium in patients with cancer].
abstract: Delirium is a frequent complication of cancer. It is the cause of patients' suffering and due to worsening of communication, the impediment to clinical assessment. It lowers the quality of life of family caregivers as well. Instant diagnosis and therapy of delirium are essential in clinical practice. In this review etiology, prevalence, clinical features and management of delirium in cancer patients are described.
authors.affiliation: Z Kliniki Psychiatrii Wieku Podeszłego i Zaburzeń Psychotycznych, Uniwersytetu Medycznego w łodzi.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Staniszewska
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kłoszewska
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001288:Attention; D017028:Caregivers; D003071:Cognition; D003142:Communication; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000523:psychology; D003693:Delirium / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents