Single assessment of delirium severity during postacute intensive care of chronically critically ill patients and its associated factors: post hoc analysis of a prospective cohort study in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the delirium severity (DS), its risk factors and association with adverse patient outcomes in chronically critically ill (CCI) patients.

Design

A prospective cohort study.

Setting

A tertiary care hospital with postacute intensive care units (ICUs) in Germany.

Participants

N=267 CCI patients with critical illness polyneuropathy and/or critical illness myopathy, aged 18-75 years, who had undergone elective tracheotomy for weaning failure.

Interventions

None.

Measures

Primary outcomes: DS was assessed using the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit-7 delirium severity score, within 4 weeks (t1) after the transfer to a tertiary care hospital. In post hoc analyses, univariate linear regressions were employe

SUBMITTER: Wintermann GB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7545620 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature