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Table 4.

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

Summary paper title Author(s) Year of publication Database 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 summary68 Barr et al 2013 Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE Clinical 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 life69 Brajtman et al 2011 Medline Guideline 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)70 Lütz and Spies (In German) 2011 Medline, EMBASE Analgesie, 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 delirium67 O'Mahony et al 2011 Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE Delirium: diagnosis, prevention and management. NICE Clinical Guideline 103; 201038
Diagnosis, prevention, and management of delirium: summary of NICE guidance17 Young et al 2010 Medline, EMBASE Delirium: diagnosis, prevention and management. NICE Clinical Guideline 103; 201038
Evidence-based guideline: Acute confusion/delirium71 Sendelbach et al 2009 Medline Acute Confusion/Delirium; 200950
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of delirium in older people in Australia72 Tropea et al 2008 Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO Clinical practice guidelines for the management of delirium in older people; 200656

NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.