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Duration of Delirium Shortened by the Correction of Electrolyte Imbalance
Author(s) -
Koizumi Junzo,
Shiraishi Hiroyasu,
Ofuku Kojiro,
Suzuki Toshihito
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1988.tb01959.x
Subject(s) - delirium , electrolyte imbalance , electrolyte , duration (music) , medicine , electrolyte disorder , anesthesia , chemistry , hyponatremia , intensive care medicine , art , literature , electrode
Among 53 delirious patients with an electrolyte imbalance in the serum, the duration of delirium in 18 cases was significantly shortened by the correction of electrolyte imbalance, compared with that of 35 cases of delirium without an electrolyte correction. The mean duration of delirium (mean value ± SE) corrected by electrolyte was 9.4 ± 1.9 days, whereas the mean duration of delirium without the electrolyte correction was 25.7 ± 4.6 days. The mean duration of delirium in 13 cases without the electrolyte imbalance was 25.0 ± 6.6 days. From these results, the electrolyte correction should be done systematically for the delirious patients as a treatment for the disorder.