Association between frailty, delirium, and mortality in older critically ill patients: a binational registry study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty and delirium are prevalent among older adults admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and associated with adverse outcomes; however, their relationships have not been extensively explored. This study examined the association between frailty and mortality and length of hospital stay (LOS) in ICU patients, and whether the associations are mediated or modified by an episode of delirium.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of data from the Australian New Zealand Intensive Care Society Adult Patient Database. A total of 149,320 patients aged 65 years or older admitted to 203 participating ICUs between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2020 who had data for frailty and delirium were included in the analysis.

Results

A total of 41,719 (27.9%) older ICU patients

SUBMITTER: Sahle BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9672151 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature