Recurrent delirium episodes within the intensive care unit: Incidence and associated factors.

Purpose: Describe the incidence and factors associated with recurrent delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Materials And Methods: Retrospective study of ICU patients diagnosed with delirium. Delirium clearance defined as 48 h of negative delirium assessments following initial episode and recurrent delirium as any positive delirium assessment following clearance.

Pharmacologic Management of Intensive Care Unit Delirium: Clinical Prescribing Practices and Outcomes in More Than 8500 Patient Encounters.

Background: Pharmacologic agents are frequently utilized for management of intensive care unit (ICU) delirium, yet prescribing patterns and impact of medication choices on patient outcomes are poorly described. We sought to describe prescribing practices for management of ICU delirium and investigate the independent association of medication choice on key in-hospital outcomes including delirium resolution, in-hospital mortality, and days alive and free of the ICU or hospital.

Methods: A retrospective study of delirious adult ICU patients at a tertiary academic medical center.

Association between perioperative dexmedetomidine and arrhythmias after surgery for congenital heart disease.

Background: Dexmedetomidine is commonly used after congenital heart surgery and may be associated with a decreased incidence of postoperative tachyarrhythmias. Using a large cohort of patients undergoing congenital heart surgery, we examined for an association between dexmedetomidine use in the immediate postoperative period and subsequent arrhythmia development.

Methods And Results: A total of 1593 surgical procedures for congenital heart disease were performed.