Incidence of Delirium in Critically Ill Cancer Patients.
Luis A Sánchez-HurtadoNancy Hernández-SánchezMario Del Moral-ArmengolHumberto Guevara-GarcíaFrancisco J García-GuillénÁngel Herrera-GómezSilvio A Ñamendys-SilvaPublished in: Pain research & management (2018)
Delirium is a frequent condition in critically ill cancer patients admitted to the ICU. The duration in days of mechanical ventilation is potential risk factors for developing delirium during an ICU stay. Delirium was not associated with a higher rate of mortality in this group of patients.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- intensive care unit
- cardiac surgery
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- hip fracture
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- acute kidney injury
- respiratory failure
- papillary thyroid
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- squamous cell carcinoma
- coronary artery disease
- young adults
- lymph node metastasis