Delirium asociado a tratamiento del dolor. Factores de riesgo de delirium
- 1 Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hopital Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid), España. Grupo de trabajo Asistencia Compartida e Interconsultas de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna
ISSN: 2530-0792
Year of publication: 2017
Issue Title: Spanish Journal of Case Records in Internal Medicine
Volume: 2
Issue: 1
Pages: 50-51
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Española de Casos Clínicos en Medicina Interna (RECCMI)
Abstract
A 84 year-old woman who entered for a first episode of psychomotor agitation in relation to the recent establishment of fentanyl patches with resolution after removal. The identification of the risk factors and the precipitating causes of delirium, investigating especially the associated drugs are necessary for its treatment and prevention.
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