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Delirium

Acute Brain Dysfunction in the Critically Ill

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Editors:
  1. Christopher G. Hughes

    1. Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center and the Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA

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  2. Pratik P. Pandharipande

    1. Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center and the Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA

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  3. E. Wesley Ely

    1. Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS), Center Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Tennessee Valley Veteran’s Affairs, Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC), Nashville, USA

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  • One of the most in-depth resources on delirium in the critically ill

  • Supplemented with numerous high-yield illustrations, photographs, and tables

  • Written by experts in the field

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Delirium Definitions and Subtypes

    • Christina J. Hayhurst, Bret D. Alvis, Timothy D. Girard
    Pages 1-12

  3. Monitoring for Delirium in Critically Ill Adults

    • Annachiara Marra, Leanne M. Boehm, Katarzyna Kotfis, Brenda T. Pun
    Pages 13-25

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

    • Dustin Scott Kehler, Rohan M. Sanjanwala, Rakesh C. Arora
    Pages 27-43

  5. The Relationship Between Delirium and Mental Health Outcomes: Current Insights and Future Directions

    • Kristina Stepanovic, Caroline L. Greene, James C. Jackson, Jo Ellen Wilson
    Pages 45-55

  6. Prediction Models for Delirium in Critically Ill Adults

    • Mark van den Boogaard, John W. Devlin
    Pages 57-72

  7. Pediatric Delirium Assessment, Prevention, and Management

    • Heidi A. B. Smith, Stacey R. Williams
    Pages 73-92

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

    • Sean S. Barnes, Christopher Gabor, Sapna R. Kudchadkar
    Pages 93-101

  9. Delirium After Primary Neurological Injury

    • Mina F. Nordness, Diane N. Haddad, Shayan Rakhit, Mayur B. Patel
    Pages 103-112

  10. Neuroimaging Findings of Delirium

    • Robert Sanders, Paul Rowley
    Pages 113-134

  11. Inflammatory Biomarkers and Neurotransmitter Perturbations in Delirium

    • JosĂ© R. Maldonado
    Pages 135-167

  12. The Electroencephalogram and Delirium

    • Suzanne C. A. Hut, Frans S. Leijten, Arjen J. C. Slooter
    Pages 169-180

  13. Endothelial Health and Delirium

    • Marcos G. Lopez, Christopher G. Hughes
    Pages 181-190

  14. Preventive Strategies to Reduce Intensive Care Unit Delirium

    • Laura Beth Kalvas, Mary Ann Barnes-Daly, E. Wesley Ely, Michele C. Balas
    Pages 191-208

  15. Treatment Strategies for Delirium

    • Noll L. Campbell, Babar A. Khan
    Pages 209-221

  16. Building a Delirium Network

    • James L. Rudolph, Elizabeth Archambault, Marianne Shaughnessy, Malaz Boustani, Karin J. Neufeld
    Pages 223-229

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 231-237
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center and the Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA

    Christopher G. Hughes, Pratik P. Pandharipande

  • Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS), Center Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Tennessee Valley Veteran’s Affairs, Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC), Nashville, USA

    E. Wesley Ely

About the editors

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


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Delirium

  • Book Subtitle: Acute Brain Dysfunction in the Critically Ill

  • Editors: Christopher G. Hughes, Pratik P. Pandharipande, E. Wesley Ely

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25751-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25750-7Published: 01 February 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25753-8Published: 26 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25751-4Published: 31 January 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 237

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 32 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology

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