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Sound Slumber in the ICU
Evanston Hospital's new ICU emphasizes quiet to avoid delirium.View Comments (0)Print Articl Facebookreddit Newsvine Del.icio.us Digg Yahoo! BuzzLinkedIn StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Mixx Timing is everything, or so the old adage goes! In the mid...
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Management and outcomes of delirious patients with hyperactive symptoms in a secured behavioral unit jointly used by geriatricians and pyschogeriatricians
Lu JH et al.Significantly fewer patients with direct admission required physical restraint or chemical restraint compared with those transferred. Patients admitted directly showed a higher discharge rate back home, shorter length of stay (LOS), shorter...
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Delirium as proxy for health care reform
_ Delirium as proxy for health care reform.
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Inappropriate psychiatric admission of elderly patients with unrecognized delirium
_ Inappropriate psychiatric admission of elderly patients with unrecognized delirium.
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Critical care news update
Critically ill patients who received mechanical ventilation without sedation had significantly fewer days on the ventilator than those who received interrupted sedation, according to a study in the February 6 Lancet.Thomas Strm, MD, of the University of...
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RFT readers salivate about the return of Dunkin' Donuts, but say Monsanto's 'tearless onion' is a crock
RIGHT TO CONCEALED CARRY Lowering age makes sense: You must have a problem with the Second Amendment ['Missouri Legislators Hear Proposals to Ease Conceal Carry Regulations,' Chad Garrison].Concealed carry has been a benefit. How many violations have come...
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Perioperative Complications and Prognosis for Elderly Patients With Spinal Metastases Treated by Surgical Stra
Spine By Hideki Murakami, MD; Norio Kawahara, MD; Satoru Demura, MD; Satoshi Kato, MD; Katsuhito Yoshioka, MD; Takeshi Sasagawa, MD; Katsuro Tomita, MD ORTHOPEDICS 2010; 33:165 Abstract The rapidly aging population and improved long-term survival due to...
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[CRC]-Do Antipsychotics Help with ICU Delirium?
Synopsis: This small, randomized, placebo-controlled trial demonstrated that use of haloperidol or ziprasidone in mechanically ventilated medical and surgical ICU patients was not associated with adverse outcomes, but did not improve the number of days alive...
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Systemic infection and delirium: when cytokines and acetylcholine collide
van Gool WA et al.Systemic infection and drugs with anticholinergic effects are wellrecognised and prevalent risk factors for delirium in elderly people. Experimental findings and neuropathological observations suggest that activation of microglia is...
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Life Sciences: Research from Indiana University yields new data on life sciences
Research from Indiana University yields new data on life sciences Investigators publish new data in the report 'Impact and recognition of cognitive impairment among hospitalized elders.' According to a study from the United States, 'Older adults are predisposed...
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Risk factors for postoperative delirium in elderly patients with colorectal cancer
Tei M et al.Risk factors for postoperative delirium in elderly patients with colorectal cancer.
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Nutrition and the Brain
Morley JE Severe nutritional deficiencies, such as protein energy malnutrition and deficiency of nicotinamide, vitamin B12, folate, and thiamine, have long been recognized to cause severe confusion.Lesser vitamin deficiencies have been linked to the...
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Prevention and therapy
Heymann A et al.For delirium prevention there are drugs available acting on different receptor systems (acetylcholine, dopamine, opioid, glutamate). Prevention and therapy.
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Treatment of alcoholism
It's widely accepted that an alcoholic is on the road to recovery only when the existence of a drinking problem is admitted.However, the next few days after an alcoholic admits the problem are generally the most crucial. As alcohol begins to leave the...
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Treatment of alcoholism
It's widely accepted that an alcoholic is on the road to recovery only when the existence of a drinking problem is admitted.However, the next few days after an alcoholic admits the problem are generally the most crucial. As alcohol begins to leave the...
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Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
Astute nurses can make the difference for patients with the condition View Comments (0)Print Articl Facebookreddit Newsvine Del.icio.us Digg Yahoo!BuzzLinkedIn StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Mixx John Smith has a glass of wine before, during and after his...
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The effect of dexmedetomidine on agitation during weaning of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients
Ventilated patients receiving opioids and/or benzodiazepines are at high risk of developing agitation, particularly upon weaning towards extubation.This is often associated with an increased intubation time and length of stay in the intensive care unit and...
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Treating delirium in a general hospital: a descriptive study of prescribing patterns and outcomes
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 01/22/10 Relevance Score: 90% Drugs & Aging, 01/14/10 Relevance Score: 89% Psychiatric Annals, 01/13/10 Relevance Treating delirium in a general hospital: a descriptive study of prescribing patterns and...
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Liberation and Animation: Strategies to Minimize Brain Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients
King MS et al.A liberation and animation strategy can reduce both the incidence and the duration of delirium. Liberation aims to reduce the harmful effects of sedative exposure through use of targetbased sedation protocols, spontaneous awakening...
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Week Of Jan. 25, 2010: Company And People Notes: Novartis CEO To Step Down; DSM To Close Netherlands Facility;
ePT--the Electronic Newsletter of Pharmaceutical Technology Company Notes The specialty pharmaceutical company AlphaRx (Markham, Canada) announced that its licensee, Gaia BioPharma (Hong Kong), a biopharmaceutical company, signed an agreement with a contract...
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AlphaRx and Gaia BioPharma Secure Phase I/II Manufacturer For GAI-122 and unveil Their Clinical Development St
HONG KONG, Jan.21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AlphaRx Inc. (OTCBB: ALRX) announced today that its licensee, Gaia BioPharma Limited, has signed an agreement with a contract manufacturing organization (CMO), to manufacture GAI-122 for use in the planned Phase...
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