Risk Factors of Delirium in Sequential Sedation Patients in Intensive Care Units.

Jie YangYongfang ZhouYan KangBinbin XuPeng WangYinxia LvZhen Wang

Published in: BioMed research international (2017)

Older age, higher SOFA score, regular smoking, and higher maintenance dose of midazolam and fentanyl when patients met sequential criteria were independent risk factors of delirium in sequential sedation patients. Sequential sedation with dexmedetomidine reduced risk of delirium.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
intensive care unit
peritoneal dialysis
cardiac surgery
physical activity
mechanical ventilation
patient reported outcomes
patient reported