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APRIL 28, 2020

COVID-19 Triggers Spike in ICU Delirium

‘In three months, we’ve erased 20 years of progress’

By Bruce Buckley
The rate of delirium is rising sharply in many hospital ICUs as more mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 are kept under deep and prolonged sedation, often without the evidence-based interventions that could decrease their confusion and agitation and shorten ventilator time.