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References for Delirium - often overlooked
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  14. Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. (2016). Delirium, Dementia, and Depression in Older Adults: Assessment and Care (2nd ed.) Toronto, ON: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. 
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  19. Pandharipande, P. et al. (2013). Long-term cognitive impairment after critical illness. New England Journal of Medicine. 369: 1306-1316.
  20. Partridge, J. et al. (2012). The delirium experience: what is the effect on patients, relatives and staff and what can be done to modify this? International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 28(8): 804-812.
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  23. Naja et al. (2016). In geriatric patients, delirium symptoms are related to the anticholinergic burden. Geriatrics and Gerontology International. 16(4): 424-431.
  24. Shenkin, S. et al. (2019). Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the confusion assessment method. BMC Medicine. 17:138.
  25. Burry, L. et al. (2019). Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of delirium in critically ill adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 9: CD011749. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011749.pub2
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  27. Inouye, S. (2014) The Short Confusion Assessment Method (Short CAM): Training Manual and Coding Guide. Boston: Hospital Elder Life Program. https://www.hospitalelderlifeprogram.org/uploads/disclaimers/Short_CAM_Training_Manual_10-9-14.pdf
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