Prioritizing nonpharmacologic strategies, enhancing staff training, and distinguishing Delirium Superimposed on Dementia (DSD) are vital to improving outcomes for hospitalized patients with Alzheimer ...

In the emergency room setting, agitated patients with delirium experience higher rates of hospital admissions and adverse events, researchers say. Agitated patients represent a small but challenging ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of lorazepam to haloperidol reduced symptoms of agitated delirium among individuals with advanced ...

BARCELONA, Spain ― Treatment with a combination of haloperidol and lorazepam reduced symptoms of agitated delirium, a common end-of-life condition for patients with advanced cancers, compared with ...

olaparib targets prostate cancer mutations Lorazepam plus haloperidol is more effective than haloperidol alone at reducing agitation, study finds. CHICAGO—Combination therapy with lorazepam and ...

The "ADEPT" tool for delirium and agitation provides care guidelines for emergency department clinicians. A recently developed tool for managing delirium and agitation in emergency room patients over ...

Acutely ill patients are at high risk for pain, agitation and delirium (PAD), and recent evidence shows that implementing early assessment, prevention and detection protocols can reduce risk factors ...

Treatment with a combination of haloperidol and lorazepam reduced symptoms of agitated delirium, a common end-of-life condition for patients with advanced cancers, compared with haloperidol alone, ...

Julieta* grew weaker as her illness progressed. She was a frail, 4'11", elderly woman battling terminal cancer who began punching the air, trying to assert control over an unfamiliar reality. As her ...

Benzodiazepines like lorazepam can precipitate or worsen delirium, and are often avoided for patients with end-of-life delirium. Among cancer patients in a palliative care setting, those who received ...

Patients with excited delirium often are administered ketamine by EMS before arriving at the hospital. Many of them are intoxicated or are using illicit substances, which may alter the properties of ...