Delirium: the ADVISE approach and tips from the frontlines.
Delirium is very common among the elderly. For patients, their families, and the healthcare system, it is emotionally, functionally, and financially costly. This article takes the available guidelines for treatment and management of delirium one step further by providing practical tips from the perspective of a consultant geriatric psychiatrist working with these patients every day.
Wiesenfeld
Lesley
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University of Toronto, and Geriatric Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations