This NEJM review distills the epidemiology, diagnosis, causes, and management of delirium in patients 65 and older. It frames delirium as an acute, fluctuating disturbance of attention and cognition that is common after surgery and often missed. The focus is on prevention, recognition, and reserving drugs for dangerous agitation.
This NEJM review distills the epidemiology, diagnosis, causes, and management of delirium in patients 65 and older. It frames delirium as an acute, fluctuating disturbance of attention and cognition that is common after surgery and often missed. The focus is on prevention, recognition, and reserving drugs for dangerous agitation.