Factors associated with persistent delirium after intensive care unit admission in an older medical patient population
Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Van Ness PH. Factors associated with persistent delirium after intensive care unit admission in an older medical patient population. Journal Of Critical Care 2010, 25: 540.e1-540.e7. PMID: 20413252, PMCID: PMC2939229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent deliriumMedical intensive care unit populationIntensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit populationMultivariable logistic regression modelCare unit admissionConfusion Assessment MethodPatients 60 yearsProspective cohort studyUse of haloperidolUse of opioidsSeverity of illnessMedical patient populationLogistic regression modelsICU stayUnit admissionICU deliriumCohort studyPatient demographicsMedication dataPatient populationConsecutive admissionsCode statusDeliriumUnit population