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SUBMITTER: Pan Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6722464 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pan Yanbin Y Yan Jianlong J Jiang Zhixia Z Luo Jianying J Zhang Jingjing J Yang Kaihan K
International journal of nursing sciences 20190602 3
<h4>Objectives</h4>Delirium is a common acute cognitive impairment syndrome among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This study was aimed to investigate the incidence, risk factors, and cumulative risk of delirium among ICU patients.<h4>Methods</h4>A case-control study including clinical records of 452 patients were retrospectively analyzed. Delirium was assessed using the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU and Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale.<h4>Results</h4>We found that 163 out of the ...[more]