title: How can delirium best be prevented and managed in older patients in hospital?
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics and General Internal Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: Jayna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Holroyd-Leduc
authors.forename: Farah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khandwala
authors.forename: Kaycee M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sink
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives
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