Delirium and Delirium Prevention in the Emergency Department

Sangil Lee; Matthew A Howard 3rd; Jin H Han

doi:10.1016/j.cger.2023.05.006

Delirium and Delirium Prevention in the Emergency Department

Clin Geriatr Med. 2023 Nov;39(4):535-551. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2023.05.006. Epub 2023 Jun 14.

Authors

Sangil Lee¹, Matthew A Howard 3rd², Jin H Han³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: sangil-lee@uiowa.edu.
² Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 312 Oxford House, Nashville, TN 37232-4700, USA; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, 1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212-2637, USA.

Abstract

This article covers the epidemiology of delirium and the overlapping condition of altered mental status and encephalopathy that is relevant to those who practice in the emergency department.

Keywords: Altered mental status; Delirium; Encephalopathy; Prevention; Subtype; Treatment.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Delirium* / diagnosis
Delirium* / epidemiology
Delirium* / etiology
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans

Grants and funding

R01 AG065249/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States