Incidence and Risk Factors of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Cohort.

Farshid Rahimi-BasharGhazal AbolhasaniNahid ManouchehrianNasrin JiryaeeAmir Vahedian-Azimi Amir Hossein Sahebkar

Published in: BioMed research international (2021)

Our findings suggest that an important opportunity for improving the care of critically ill patients may be the determination of modifiable risk factors for delirium in the ICU. In addition, the scoring systems (APACHE IV, SOFA, and RASS) are useful for the prediction of delirium in critically ill patients.

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cardiac surgery
hip fracture
healthcare
intensive care unit
palliative care
acute kidney injury
mechanical ventilation
solid phase extraction
chronic pain