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Delirium After Stroke Results in Poorer Outcomes

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A review by Shi et al. (2012) verifies that delirium develops in almost one-third of stroke patients and that the presence of delirium is associated with poorer outcomes. It is important to determine the cause of delirium in order to improve patient outcomes.

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A review by Shi et al. (2012) verifies that delirium develops in almost one-third of stroke patients and that the presence of delirium is associated with poorer outcomes. The researchers looked at 10 different studies, which included more than 2000 patients who had suffered an ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke. They examined four different outcome parameters: length of stay, care required following discharge, inpatient death rates and survival rates one year after the stroke had occurred.

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Jennifer Bunn
Jennifer is a registered nurse and a professional medical writer. Recently, Jennifer completed co-authoring a microbiology textbook for first-year university allied health students, which is published by McGraw-Hill.
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De Marilyn
06 Oct 2021
good information
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Jennifer Brown
30 May 2022
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excellent resource to assist us in caring for those suffering with delerium
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Veronica Zenteno
22 May 2023
Really good reading, concise but very educative.
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Tammy keys
04 Feb 2022
easy read.
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Melinda Kelly-Hamilton
30 Aug 2021
Interesting
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Lizette bankhead
15 Oct 2021
Providing information in this article is true it is helpful in understanding effects of delirium after a stroje
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Yasmin soto
29 Jan 2023
Great information
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Shelley Farrington
27 Apr 2023
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Bhola
21 Jan 2022
delirium and strokes are emergencies that require immediate attention and management
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