Exploring Antipsychotic Use for Delirium Management in Adults in Hospital, Sub-Acute Rehabilitation and Aged Care Settings: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International guidelines discourage antipsychotic use for delirium; however, concerns persist about their continued use in clinical practice.

Objectives

We aimed to describe the prevalence and patterns of antipsychotic use in delirium management with regard to best-practice recommendations. Primary outcomes investigated were prevalence of use, antipsychotic type, dosage and clinical indication.

Methods

Eligibility criteria: studies of any design that examined antipsychotic use to manage delirium in adults in critical care, acute care, palliative care, rehabilitation, and aged care were included. Studies of patients in acute psychiatric care, with psychiatric illness or pre-existing antipsychotic use were excluded.

Information sources

we searched five

SUBMITTER: Tomlinson EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11193698 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature