Abstract
The specific review question is: What is the effectiveness and what are the harms of pharmacological interventions in relation to the duration and severity of delirium episodes, length of stay in ICU, length of stay in hospital, functional capacity and quality of life and mortality for critically ill adult patients treated in intensive care after cardiac surgery?
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 1117-1125 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- delirium
- intensive care units
- pharmacological interventions
- post cardiac surgery
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Effectiveness and harms of pharmacological interventions in the treatment of delirium in adults in intensive care units post cardiac surgery : a systematic review protocol. / Leigh, Vivienne; Tufanaru, Catalin; Elliott, Rosalind.
In: JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, Vol. 16, No. 5, 01.05.2018, p. 1117-1125.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness and harms of pharmacological interventions in the treatment of delirium in adults in intensive care units post cardiac surgery
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AU - Leigh, Vivienne
AU - Tufanaru, Catalin
AU - Elliott, Rosalind
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - Review question/objective: The review objective is to synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness and harms of pharmacological interventions in the treatment of delirium in adults in intensive care units (ICU) after cardiac surgery.The specific review question is: What is the effectiveness and what are the harms of pharmacological interventions in relation to the duration and severity of delirium episodes, length of stay in ICU, length of stay in hospital, functional capacity and quality of life and mortality for critically ill adult patients treated in intensive care after cardiac surgery?
AB - Review question/objective: The review objective is to synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness and harms of pharmacological interventions in the treatment of delirium in adults in intensive care units (ICU) after cardiac surgery.The specific review question is: What is the effectiveness and what are the harms of pharmacological interventions in relation to the duration and severity of delirium episodes, length of stay in ICU, length of stay in hospital, functional capacity and quality of life and mortality for critically ill adult patients treated in intensive care after cardiac surgery?
KW - delirium
KW - intensive care units
KW - pharmacological interventions
KW - post cardiac surgery
U2 - 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003526
DO - 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003526
M3 - Article
VL - 16
SP - 1117
EP - 1125
JO - JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports
JF - JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports
SN - 1838-2142
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