Delirium and Associated Factors in a Cohort of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic dramatically increased the number of patients requiring treatment in an intensive care unit or invasive mechanical ventilation worldwide. Delirium is a well-known neuropsychiatric complication of patients with acute respiratory diseases, representing the most frequent clinical expression of acute brain dysfunction in critically ill patients, especially in those undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation. Among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, delirium incidence ranges from 11% to 80%, depending on the studied population and hospital setting.

Objective

To determine risk factors for the development of delirium in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Methods

We retrospectively studied consecutive h

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Grimshaw M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8259046 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature