Inattentive Delirium vs. Disorganized Thinking: A New Axis to Subcategorize PACU Delirium

Inattentive Delirium vs. Disorganized Thinking: A New Axis to Subcategorize PACU Delirium

Background: Assessment of patients for delirium in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is confounded by the residual effects of the varied anesthetic and analgesic regimens employed during surgery and by the physiological consequences of surgery such as pain. Nevertheless, delirium diagnosed at thi...

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Main Authors: Darren F. Hight, Jamie Sleigh, Joel D. Winders, Logan J. Voss, Amy L. Gaskell, Amy D. Rodriguez, Paul S. García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
Subjects:
general anesthesia
post anesthetic care unit (PACU)
post-operative delirium
CAM-ICU
disordered thinking
inattention
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnsys.2018.00022/full

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