There was no difference between risk factors (sex, age, comorbidities, history of delirium, use of analgesic, sedation or corticosteroids, and severity of critical illness) in patients who presented delirium and those who did not.
All patients with sensorial deficit presented delirium.
Twenty-one patients (55%) presented delirium (positive CAM-ICU test).
Forty-five patients were analyzed, 16 of whom presented delirium.
Some studies have shown that most of the elderly patients admitted in a general hospital who have presented delirium could be identified as demented during hospital stay using explicit criteria [ 4].
The risk factor had to be present before delirium onset, and all patients had to have been evaluated for delirium at least once daily using a validated instrument.
McNally can only present the delirium of identity; he can't create it.
Furthermore, in the present study, delirium was considered a dichotomous variable, a yes/no event.
In the present study delirium made participants lose their self-control and dignity and this made them feel embarrassed.
DANCE THE PAR B. L. EUX -- The company presents "Undone Delirium," Benoît Lachambre's solo piece that focuses on the deconstruction of the dancer's body.
During her hospitalization the patient presented acute delirium, treated with haloperidol and prometazine chloridrate intramuscularly.
