Delirium

Treatment with suvorexant and lemborexant may be effective for preventing delirium in critically ill adult patients, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Patients who experience delirium after a kidney transplantation are at an increased risk for dementia and cognitive decline, according to data published in the American Journal of Transplantation.

Delirium, independent of preexisting dementia, at the time of discharge to a skilled nursing facility after HF hospitalization was associated with increased risk for 30-day and 1-year mortality among veterans, researchers reported.

Delirium and severe delirium after major elective surgery led to significantly higher health care costs, with most costs attributed to the first 90 days of care, according to published results.

Severe cerebral small vessel disease, a common cause of vascular dementia, may be linked to apathy, fatigue and delirium, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Lancet Psychiatry.

Delirium represented a common symptom among older adults with COVID-19 presenting to U.S. EDs and was often seen in the absence of other typical signs or symptoms of the virus, according to findings published in JAMA.

Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and a preexisting psychiatric illness — in particular, generalized anxiety disorder — are more likely to develop delirium while in the ICU compared with those without a preexisting illness.

Belsomra was effective for delirium prevention, according to results of a retrospective cohort study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Implementation of a liaison team within a psychiatric department appeared associated with an increased ability for early intervention and a reduction in delirium-associated incidents, according to study results published in Psychiatric Annals.

Insights from past coronavirus outbreaks may help predict the psychiatric burden of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in The Lancet Psychiatry.