Impact of early home psychotropic medication reinitiation on surrogate measures of intensive care unit delirium

摘要

IntroductionIntensive care unit (ICU) delirium is a major contributing factor to increased mortality, length of stay, and cost of care. Psychotropic medications may often require extensive tapering to prevent withdrawal symptoms; during ICU admission, home psychotropics are frequently held which may precipitate acute drug withdrawal and subsequent delirium.