Key references: Introduction to delirium

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Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Risk reduction and management of delirium (SIGN 157). Edinburgh: SIGN; 2019. https://www.sign.ac.uk/our-guidelines/risk-reduction-and-management-of-delirium/
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