Experts urge pre-surgery brain screening to spot cognitive impairment and reduce postoperative delirium, or POCD, in older adults.

Here are four things to know: 1. Delirium is a mental state of confusion and disorientation that can develop suddenly over hours or days. Older adults are vulnerable to this condition and it can lead ...

Although delirium is known to negatively affect critically ill patients, little data exist on delirium in critically ill patients with cancer. We analyzed 915 critically ill patients with cancer ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of an AI model resulted in a nearly fourfold increase in delirium cases detected among hospitalized older ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ICU delirium is common among critically ill patients with cancer and is a significant risk factor for ICU and ...

Delirium is a type of confusion that develops suddenly—over the course of hours or days—and most commonly affects older adults who are hospitalized or in a long-term care facility. “We refer to ...

ATS 2025, San Francisco – Delirium is common in the ICU, and guidelines call for daily screening. Now a new study published at the ATS 2025 International Conference suggests that standard screening ...

Star Bradbury said her late stepfather, William Hyde, was a "sweet, wonderful man." But two decades ago, when he woke from colon cancer surgery, he turned shockingly violent. "He was convinced he was ...