O uso e eficácia dos psicofármacos em delirium: uma revisão integrativa de literatura.
O uso e eficácia dos psicofármacos em delirium: uma revisão integrativa de literatura.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.863182501081
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Palavras-chave: Psicofármaco; Delirium
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Keywords: Antipsychotic; delirium
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Abstract: Psychotropic drugs are part of a group of medications administered to treat conditions that affect mental health (anxiety disorder, depression, insomnia, psychotic disorders, delirium), prescribed according to the diagnosis, patient characteristics, risks and benefits and, in many cases, are prescribed in treatment in conjunction with psychotherapy, altering conduct, perception and consciousness. Delirium is an acute, transient and normally reversible disorder, having a fluctuating course with cognitive changes, in addition to disturbances in attention and consciousness. This work aims, through an integrative literature review, to understand the effectiveness of the use of psychotropic drugs in patients with delirium, with an evolved degree of fragility and comorbidity, given the caution that is needed when using antipsychotics, since these can cause adverse effects on the patient. To carry out this study, there was a search through the National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and Cochrane databases using the descriptors “antipsychotic”, “delirium”. This integrative review is carried out through the following steps: delimitation of the topic; definition of inclusion and exclusion criteria; removal of data from articles; studies obtained; analysis of studies elaborating the results. As inclusion criteria, articles published in the last 10 years (2013-2023) were used; clinical trial; controlled clinical trial and free articles. As exclusion criteria for articles, there were duplicate studies that were unrelated to the topic. The result came from searching a total of 2,209 articles. 2,132 articles were found in the PubMed database and 77 articles in the Cochrane database. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 22 articles were selected from the PubMed database and 3 articles from Cochrane, with 10 clinical trials, 12 controlled clinical trials, all articles are free texts and published in the last 10 years. It is concluded that there is efficacy in the use of psychotropic drugs in patients with delirium, however there is a need for caution in this use, as these psychotropic drugs cause adverse reactions to the patient.
- Alice Carvalho Lopes Tavares
- Juliana Goulart Haddad
- Pedro Henrique Machado Carvalheira
- João Pedro de Resende Côrtes