(Revista Chilena de Anestesia, 2024-03-11) Lennis J. Bedoya Muñoz, Natalia Botero Jaramillo, Lina Ortiz, María Ximena de la Ossa Durán
Patients in palliative care are a high-risk group from delirium, with prevalences as high and variable as 13% to 42%. Which is associated with
significant distress for patients, families, and health professionals. Furthermore, delirium is associated with accelerated functional and cognitive
deterioration, prolonged hospital stays, and increased risk of institutionalization and death. The following article aims to carry out a non-systematic
review of the literature and expose the presentation of delirium in different palliative care scenarios.
