Table 4

Retrieved dissemination summary papers for delirium guidelines (2008–2013)

Summary paper titleAuthor(s)Year of publicationDatabase source (eg, Medline, Google)Guidelines referred to; year of guideline publication
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of pain, agitation and delirium in adult patients in the intensive care unit: Executive summary68Barr et al2013Medline, CINAHL, EMBASEClinical practice guidelines for the management of pain, agitation and delirium in adult patients in the intensive care unit; 201345
Developing guidelines on the assessment and treatment of delirium in older adults at the end of life69Brajtman et al2011MedlineGuideline on the assessment and treatment of delirium in older adults at the end of life; 201047
Das Delir—Konsequenzen für die Analgosedierung kritisch kranker Patienten (ICU delirium: Consequences for management of analgesia and sedation in the critically ill)70Lütz and Spies (In German)2011Medline, EMBASEAnalgesie, Sedierung und Delirmanagement in der Intensivmedizin. S3-LL (DGAI/DIVI) (Evidence and consensus-based German guidelines for the management of analgesia, sedation and delirium in intensive care)—AWMF (DED)—Association of Scientific Medical Societies; 2009 (valid until 01.12.2014) (G-I-N Library; not accessible)
Synopsis of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guideline for prevention of delirium67O'Mahony et al2011Medline, CINAHL, EMBASEDelirium: diagnosis, prevention and management. NICE Clinical Guideline 103; 201038
Diagnosis, prevention, and management of delirium: summary of NICE guidance17Young et al2010Medline, EMBASEDelirium: diagnosis, prevention and management. NICE Clinical Guideline 103; 201038
Evidence-based guideline: Acute confusion/delirium71Sendelbach et al2009MedlineAcute Confusion/Delirium; 200950
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of delirium in older people in Australia72Tropea et al2008Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFOClinical practice guidelines for the management of delirium in older people; 200656
  • NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.