TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Delirium
A1  - Duffy, James D.
A1  - Valentine, Alan D.
A2  - Duffy, James D.
A2  - Valentine, Alan D.
PY  - 2016
T2  - MD Anderson Manual of Psychosocial Oncology
AB  - Every  clinician  should  be  able  to  recognize  delirium.  As  the  most  common  behavioral  complication  of  cancer  treatment,  delirium  is  often  a  harbinger  of  a  serious  medical  disorder  and  is  associated  with  increased  morbidity  and  mortality,  and  increased  length  and  cost  of  hospital  stay.1,2,3,4,5  In  addition  to  its  physical  implications,  delirium  typically  is  a  terrifying  experience  that  has  a  lasting  psychological  impact  on  patients  and  their  families.  The  experience  of  delirium  is  remembered  by  the  majority  of  patients  and  may  result  in  long-term  psychological  morbidity  for  patients  and  their  families.6  Delirium  interferes  with  the  patient's  ability  to  communicate  and  hinders  the  clinician's  attempts  to  evaluate  physical  symptoms  and  to  perform  a  detailed  physical  examination.  Delirious  patients  are  more  likely  to  have  an  accidental  fall  or  other  injury  during  their  hospital  stay.7  A  diagnosis  of  delirium  is  a  predictor  of  longer  hospital  stay  and  is  also  associated  with  more  difficulty  in  identifying  posthospital  placement  options  for  the  patient.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1125785278
ER  -