ICU DELIRIUM

Course overview

DELIRIUM IS DEFINED BY DSM-5 CRITERIA AS AN IMPAIRMENT IN ATTENTION AND AWARENESS THAT DEVELOPS OVER A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME INTERVAL THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL COGNITIVE DEFICITS. THERE IS A PREVALENCE OF DELIRIUM WITHIN THE ICU SETTING (ICU DELIRIUM). THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF ICU DELIRIUM AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.