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This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of acute brain dysfunction in the critically ill. The book covers the basic pathophysiology of delirium, epidemiology, risk factors, outcomes associated with delirium, prevention and treatment of delirium, and challenges and techniques for improving delirium awareness.
Written by experts in the field, Delirium: Acute Brain Dysfunction in the Critically Ill is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts in this field.
List of contents
Delirium: Definitions and Subtypes.- Monitoring for Delirium in Critically Ill Adults.- Epidemiology of Delirium in Critically Ill Adults: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes.- The Relationship between Delirium and Mental Health Outcomes: Current Insights and Future Directions.- Prediction Models for Delirium in Critically Ill Adults.- Pediatric Delirium Assessment, Prevention, and Management.- Epidemiology of Delirium in Children: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Outcomes.- Delirium After Primary Neurological Injury.- Neuroimaging Findings of Delirium.- Inflammatory Biomarkers and Neurotransmitter Perturbations in Delirium.- The Electroencephalogram and Delirium.- Endothelial Health and Delirium.- Preventive Strategies to Reduce Intensive Care Unit Delirium.- Treatment Strategies for Delirium.- Building a Delirium Network.
About the author
Christopher Hughes, MD, MSVanderbilt University Medical CenterDivision of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center
Nashville, TNUSA
Pratik Pandharipande, MD, MSCIVanderbilt University Medical CenterDivision of Anesthesiology Critical Care MedicineCo-Director, Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center
Nashville, TN USA
E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPHVanderbilt University Medical CenterDivision of Allergy and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
Associate Director of Research, the Veteran’s Affairs Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC)
Co-Director, Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center
Nashville, TNUSA
Summary
This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of acute brain dysfunction in the critically ill. The book covers the basic pathophysiology of delirium, epidemiology, risk factors, outcomes associated with delirium, prevention and treatment of delirium, and challenges and techniques for improving delirium awareness.
Written by experts in the field, Delirium: Acute Brain Dysfunction in the Critically Ill is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts in this field.
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“Senior trainees and providers in adult and pediatric critical care will appreciate this book, which emanates from the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. … This is an excellent standalone guide from leading investigators evaluating delirium in the critically ill. It effectively describes the limits of available therapies and reviews options for further research.” (David J. Dries, Doody’s Book Reviews, May 1, 2020)
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"Senior trainees and providers in adult and pediatric critical care will appreciate this book, which emanates from the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. ... This is an excellent standalone guide from leading investigators evaluating delirium in the critically ill. It effectively describes the limits of available therapies and reviews options for further research." (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, May 1, 2020)
