Surendran, Sumith https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0203-3978
Deodhar, Jayita https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9706-6695
Kuriakose, Jyothsna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6794-4952
Poojary, Shamali https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0285-7480
Ganpathy, K V https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1449-4641
Thota, Raghu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8945-2174
Article History
Received: 5 October 2025
Accepted: 10 April 2026
First Online: 18 April 2026
Declarations
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: The Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) reviewed and approved this study (4003/2022/00001) and registered with the Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI/2022/08/044932) on 28/07/2022. This study was conducted in accordance with the approved study protocol under standard regulations and the Declaration of Helsinki. The confidentiality of patient data and rights of the study participants were protected using a unique study identification number.
: Informed consent was obtained from individual participants included in this study. Consent was sought from a legally authorised representative of patients who presented with delirium, in accordance with the Institutional Ethics Committee guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.