Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Steroids Prescribed in the ICU Linked to Delirium: Study

New research at Johns Hopkins suggests that critically ill patients receiving steroids in a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) are significantly more likely to develop delirium. Results of their research, they say, suggest minimizing the use of steroids could reduce delirium in the ICU. While it usually goes away after a few days, studies show delirium in the ICU has a long-term impact. It has been associated with worse functional recovery and cognitive ...

Read More

No comments:

Post a Comment