Role of Quetiapine in the Prevention of ICU Delirium in Elderly Patients at a High Risk
Prophylactic low dose of Quetiapine in elderly population in the preventive bundle could reduce the incidence of delirium with a low incidence of a major side effect, as well as CAM-ICU-7 is as effective as ICDSC in monitoring and early diagnosis of delirium.
Authors
- Ibrahim Mohammed Alsayed Ahmed Elsherif
- Walid Y. Kamel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9573-3167)
- Heba Kamel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8006-2687)
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2024-0032
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42