A new article on Delirium at the end of life by Meera R. Agar has been published in Age and Ageing 2020.
This article discusses the prevalence and specific challenges of caring for patients with delirium who are approaching the end of life. Clinical challenges in the palliative care setting include distinguishing reversible delirium from delirium in the patient who is close to dying, and that symptoms and causes of distress in the person with delirium at the end of life often have many components.
The article also emphasises the importance of communication and shared decision-making.