Effectiveness of a Multi-component Delirium Prevention Program Implemented on General Medicine Hospital Units: an Interrupted Time Series Analysis.

Background: Delirium is among the most prevalent harmful events in hospitals that is associated with an elevated risk for severe outcomes such as functional decline, falls, longer length of stay, and increased mortality.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of the implementation of a multi-component delirium program on the prevalence of delirium and the incidence of falls among patients staying on general medicine inpatient hospital units.

Design: A pre-post intervention study using retrospective chart abstraction and interrupted time series analysis.

Improving the Prevention, Detection, and Management of Delirium in Adult Inpatients; an Interprofessional Consultative Team Pilot Project.

Delirium is a common, often preventable fluctuating state of cognition associated with increased morbidity and mortality. This report describes the implementation of an interprofessional consultative Delirium Team formed to improve the prevention, detection, and management of delirium in a community hospital. Team members consulted refered inpatients with delirium to establish a care plan and provide recommendations for pharmacological and non-pharmacological management.

Effectiveness of Interprofessional Consultation-Based Interventions for Delirium: A Scoping Review.

Background: Interprofessional geriatric consultation teams and multicomponent interventions are established models for delirium care. They are combined in interprofessional consultative delirium team interventions; however, insight into this novel approach is lacking.

Objective: To describe the effectiveness and core components of consultation-based interventions for delirium.