ASSOCIATION OF ANTICHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS WITH POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM

Authors
TUNE L CARR S COOPER T KLUG B GOLINGER RC
Citation
L. Tune et al., ASSOCIATION OF ANTICHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS WITH POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM, The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 5(2), 1993, pp. 208-210
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Psychiatry
Journal title
The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
08950172
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
208 - 210
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-0172(1993)5:2<208:AOAAOP>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
In a prior study, delirium and plasma anticholinergic drug levels were significantly correlated in 9 of 25 surgical intensive care patients. The present study, using cumulative anticholinergic effects of parent compounds of these patients' medications, found that delirious patien ts' medication combinations had significantly higher cumulative antich olinergic effects than those of nondelirious patients.