Publications by authors named "Conor O'Luanaigh"
Article Synopsis
- Delirium is a common issue in ICUs but is often undiagnosed due to inconsistent clinical practices and complicated screening tools.
- A new app called eDIS-ICU was developed to efficiently screen for delirium without needing specialized training.
- In a pilot study, eDIS-ICU demonstrated higher sensitivity (86%) for detecting delirium compared to the CAM-ICU tool (29%), making it a promising alternative for routine use in ICU settings.
Background: The intense focus on major psychiatric disorders in both contemporary psychiatric research and clinical practice has resulted in the relative neglect of less definable constructs such as loneliness and how such entities might impact on health outcomes. The purpose of this review is to raise awareness among physicians and psychiatrists of the medical impact and biological effects of loneliness as well as making the argument that loneliness should be a legitimate therapeutic target.
Methods: Using Pubmed we searched the literature for research and review papers looking at loneliness as a construct, how it is measured and its health effects.
Background: Clozapine is the prototype atypical antipsychotic used for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, but its use has been limited by the well-established association with agranulocytosis. An increased risk of other serious adverse events such as myocarditis and thromboembolism has also been suggested to be associated with clozapine therapy.
Aims: We describe an Irish case of multiple pulmonary emboli detected by CT pulmonary angiogram thought to be secondary to clozapine therapy.