Scoping review on educational programs for medical professionals on the management of acute agitation

I Leppla, W Tobolowsky, S Patel, A Mahdanian… - Journal of the Academy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Agitation is a common reason for psychiatric consultation in the general
hospital. The CL psychiatrist is often tasked with teaching the medical team how to manage …

Development of a scale measuring the difficulties faced by nurses who care for patients with delirium in intensive care units

N Owaki, M Tanaka, A Kawakami - Australian Critical Care, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Delirium in patients in the intensive care unit is associated with adverse
outcomes. Nurses experience many difficulties in caring for those with delirium, which can …

[PDF][PDF] The Effect of Implementing Pain, Agitation, and Delirium Control Protocol on Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients with a History of Drug Abuse in Intensive Care …

F Zand, G Sabetian Jahromi… - Sadra Medical …, 2021 - journals.sums.ac.ir
Introduction: Drug abuse is a major concern, leading to inappropriate control of pain,
agitation, and delirium. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of implementing …

Impact of a multifaceted and multidisciplinary intervention on pain, agitation and delirium management in an intensive care unit: an experience of a Canadian …

Z Ma, MC Penuela, M Law, D Joshi… - BMJ Open …, 2021 - bmjopenquality.bmj.com
Background Clinical guidelines suggest that routine assessment, treatment, and prevention
of pain, agitation, and delirium (PAD) is essential to improving patient outcomes as delirium …