Lancet Respiratory Medicine
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Sedative-associated delirium increases risk of dementia
A Vanderbilt study of more than 1,000 intensive care unit patients around the country, nearly three-fourths of whom experienced delirium, showed that many drugs given to sedate patients in the ICU are actually increasing their chances of — and duration of — delirium instead of helping them recover. Read MoreMar 29, 2018