Delirium in oncological palliative care and clinical cardiology units: A comparative analysis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of delirium in patients treated in a clinical cardiology unit (CCU) and an oncological palliative care unit (OPCU) at a high-complexity institution.

Context: Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome with multicausal etiology, associated with increased morbidity and mortality.

Method: This was a cross-sectional, analytical observational study.

Palliative sedation in advanced cancer patients hospitalized in a specialized palliative care unit.

Purpose: To describe the practice of palliative sedation (PS) in patients with advanced cancer in a specialized palliative care (PC) unit in Colombia.

Methods: Descriptive prospective study including all adults with cancer hospitalized under PS in a cancer institute between January and July 2015 in Colombia. Variables examined were diagnosis, physical functioning, symptoms at the start of sedation, medications and dosages used, and type, level, and time of sedation.