Delirium as a Predictor of Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

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Authors

E. Wesley Ely · VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System

Abstract

Delirium was an independent predictor of higher 6-month mortality and longer hospital stay even after adjusting for relevant covariates including coma, sedatives, and analgesics in patients receiving mechanical ventilation.

Topics & Keywords

Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 291, Issue 14, pp. 1753-1753

DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.14.1753

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