Delirium: Acute Brain Dysfunction in the Critically Ill

ISBN-13: 9783030257538 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 237 str.

Christopher G. Hughes; Pratik P. Pandharipande; E. Wesley Ely

Recenzje

“Senior trainees and providers in adult and pediatric critical care will appreciate this book, which emanates from the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. … This is an excellent standalone guide from leading investigators evaluating delirium in the critically ill. It effectively describes the limits of available therapies and reviews options for further research.” (David J. Dries, Doody’s Book Reviews, May 1, 2020)

Spis treści

1 Delirium: Definitions and Subtypes

Christina J. Hayhurst, Bret D. Alvis, Timothy D. Girard

2 Monitoring for Delirium in Critically Ill Adults

Annachiara Marra, Leanne M. Boehm, Katarzyna Kotfis, Brenda T. Pun

3 Epidemiology of Delirium in Critically Ill Adults: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes

Dustin Scott Kehler, Rohan M. Sanjanwala, Rakesh C. Arora

4 The Relationship between Delirium and Mental Health Outcomes: Current Insights and Future Directions

Kristina Stepanovic, Jennifer S. Jutte, James C. Jackson, Jo Ellen Wilson

5 Prediction Models for Delirium in Critically Ill Adults

Mark van den Boogaard, John W. Devlin

6 Pediatric Delirium Assessment, Prevention, and Management

Heidi A.B. Smith, Stacey R. Williams

7 Epidemiology of Delirium in Children: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Outcomes

Sean S. Barnes, Christopher Gabor, Sapna R. Kudchadkar

8 Delirium After Primary Neurological Injury

Mina F. Nordness, Diane N. Haddad, Shayan Rakhit, Mayur B. Patel

9 Neuroimaging Findings of Delirium

Robert Sanders, Paul Rowley

10 Inflammatory Biomarkers and Neurotransmitter Perturbations in Delirium

José R. Maldonado

11 The Electroencephalogram and Delirium

Suzanne C.A. Hut, Frans S. Leijten, Arjen J.C. Slooter

12 Endothelial Health and Delirium

Marcos G. Lopez, Christopher G. Hughes

13 Preventive Strategies to Reduce Intensive Care Unit Delirium

Laura Beth Kalvas, Mary Ann Barnes-Daly, E. Wesley Ely, Michele C. Balas

14 Treatment Strategies for Delirium

Noll L. Campbell, Babar A. Khan

15 Building a Delirium Network

James L. Rudolph, Elizabeth Archambault, Marianne Shaughnessy, Malaz Boustani, Karin J. Neufeld

O autorze

Christopher Hughes, MD, MS

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center

Nashville, TN

USA

Pratik Pandharipande, MD, MSCI

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Co-Director, Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center

Nashville, TN 

USA

E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine

Associate Director of Research, the Veteran’s Affairs Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC) 

Co-Director, Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center

Nashville, TN

USA

Blurb

This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of acute brain dysfunction in the critically ill. The book covers the basic pathophysiology of delirium, epidemiology, risk factors, outcomes associated with delirium, prevention and treatment of delirium, and challenges and techniques for improving delirium awareness. 

Written by experts in the field, Delirium: Acute Brain Dysfunction in the Critically Ill is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts in this field.