A new study finds that patients who are moved into isolation during a hospital stay are nearly twice as likely to develop delirium, according to a Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of American ...

Delirium is a sudden change in a person’s mental function. This can include their ways of thinking, behavior, or level of consciousness. Medical professionals do not yet fully understand delirium, but ...

Patients who were placed on contact precautions at some point after admission to a hospital were 1.75 times more likely to develop delirium, according to a Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of ...