Critically ill patients do not benefit from the antipsychotic medications commonly used for four decades to treat delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a large, multi-site study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Rather, using an approach that uses the least amount of sedation while keeping the patient comfortable, involving the family and getting the patient moving around provides the most benefit.
Each year, more than 7 million patients in U.S. hospitals...
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