Delirium in Palliative Care
Keyword(s):
Delirium is the most common and serious neuropsychiatric complication in palliative care settings. Delirium is often under-recognized or misdiagnosed in terminally ill patients. Delirium is highly prevalent and is a source of morbidity in patients, family members, and staff. Delirium is often a harbinger of impending death and can significantly interfere with pain and symptom control among terminally ill. This chapter provides an overview of the prevalence, assessment, and management of delirium among advanced cancer patients reviewing the most recent evidence-based data on the use of psychopharmacological agents in treatment and prevention of delirium in this patient population.
2005 ◽
Vol 23
(25)
◽
pp. 6240-6248
◽
2021 ◽
pp. 104990912110178
2021 ◽
pp. 104990912098696
Keyword(s):
Efficacy of Guided Imagery With Theta Music for Advanced Cancer Patients With Dyspnea: A Pilot Study
2010 ◽
Vol 12
(2)
◽
pp. 188-197
◽
Keyword(s):
Low Cost
◽
2017 ◽
Vol 26
(3)
◽
pp. 913-919
◽
Keyword(s):