Association between the glucose-to-potassium ratio and delirium in critically ill ICU patients: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: It is unclear whether the serum glucose-to-potassium ratio (GPR) is related to delirium in critically ill patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between GPR and delirium in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Patients were enrolled from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV). We extracted the mean values of blood glucose and blood potassium on the first day of admission to the ICU and calculated the glucose-to-potassium ratio using Navicat Premium (16.0). In this study, known risk factors for delirium, including age, sex, duration of mechanical ventilation, benzodiazepine use, opioid use, the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and the Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II), were systematically adjusted through

SUBMITTER: Jiang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12271394 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature