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The Long-Lasting effects of Delirium: Tammy Hshieh, Ed Marcantonio, & Thiago Avelino-Silva
Delirium is probably the single most common issue I see in clinical practice as a palliative care consultant for our hospital's very geriatric population. I would say that only about half the time we are consulted has the team consulting us recognized that the patient has delirium. I would guess that about 25% of the time there is an obvious culprit or set of culprits that lead to resolution of the delirium, e.g. for one recent patient, sedating meds used for behavioral issues in a patient with dementia.
In today's podcast we focus primarily on the long term effects of delirium on cognition…
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