Association of Hypoactive and Hyperactive Delirium With Cognitive Function After Critical Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Delirium, a heterogenous syndrome, is associated with worse long-term cognition after critical illness. We sought to determine if duration of motoric subtypes of delirium are associated with worse cognition.

Design

Secondary analysis of prospective multicenter cohort study.

Setting

Academic, community, and Veteran Affairs hospitals.

Patients

Five-hundred eighty-two survivors of respiratory failure or shock.

Interventions

We assessed delirium and level of consciousness using the Confusion Assessment Method-ICU and Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale daily during hospitalization. We defined a day with hypoactive delirium as a day with positive Confusion Assessment Method-ICU and corresponding Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale score less than or eq

SUBMITTER: Hayhurst CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212667 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature