Delirium severity and outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Luciana Leal do Rego Jorge Ibrahin Figueira Salluh Vicente Cés de Souza Dantas José Roberto Lapa E Silva Paula Fernandes Rodrigo Bernardo Serafim

Published in: Critical care science (2024)

In patients admitted with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit, delirium was an independent risk factor for the worst prognosis, including mortality. The delirium severity assessed by the CAM-ICU-7 during the first week in the intensive care unit was associated with poor outcomes, including progression to coma and to mechanical ventilation.

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