Protocol for a meta-review of interventions to prevent and manage ICU delirium.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intensive care unit (ICU) delirium is an acute brain dysfunction that affects up to 7 out of 10 patients admitted to ICUs. Patients who develop ICU delirium cannot think clearly, have trouble paying attention, do not understand what is happening around them and may see or hear things that are not there. ICU delirium increases the time patients spend in ICUs and hospitals and therefore healthcare costs. ICU delirium is also associated with increased mortality and dementia in the longer term. ICU delirium prevention and management strategies are likely to include both pharmacological and non-pharmacological components as part of a complex intervention, but it is unclear which components should be included. The objective of this meta-review is to systematically map the qu

SUBMITTER: Jones KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11815468 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature