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Status quo of delirium management in German-speaking countries: comparison between intensive care units and wards

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  1. Susanne Krotsetis and Peter Nydahl contributed equally to the manuscript as co-first authors.

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  1. Nursing Research, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Kiel, Germany

    Susanne Krotsetis

  2. Nursing Research, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Peter Nydahl

  3. District Hospital of Reutlingen GmbH, Reutlingen, Germany

    Rolf Dubb & Arnold Kaltwasser

  4. Siegburg/Bonn, Germany

    Carsten Hermes

  5. University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Rebecca von Haken

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SK and PN state no conflicts of interest; RD, CH, AK, and RvH received fees on several occasions from Orion Pharma.

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Krotsetis, S., Nydahl, P., Dubb, R. et al. Status quo of delirium management in German-speaking countries: comparison between intensive care units and wards. Intensive Care Med 44, 252–253 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4945-3

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