Table 2 Baseline Characteristics
From: Risk factors for delirium in intensive care patients: a prospective cohort study
| Â | Â | Total population | Community hospital | Private hospital | University hospital | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Â | 523 | 210 | 123 | 190 | Â |
age in years | mean (range) | 64 (19 to 90) | 65 (19 to 90) | 67 (26 to 87) | 60 (20 to 90) | <0.001 |
gender | male | 59% | 61% | 54% | 62% | 0.34 |
admission | surgery | 49% | 26% | 73% | 59% | <0.001 |
internal medicine | 51% | 74% | 27% | 41% | Â | Â |
length of stay in days | mean (range) | 8 (1 to 68) | 11 (2 to 68) | 7 (2 to 43) | 8 (1 to 54) | 0.01 |
length of stay before inclusion in days | mean (range) | 3.6 (1 to 63) | 3.9 (1 to 63) | 3.5(1 to 34) | 3.2 (1 to 47) | 0.62 |
NEECHAM | delirium | 29.6% | 38% | 29% | 21% | <0.001 |
early to mild confused | 25.8% | 23% | 33% | 24% | Â | Â |
at risk | 19.7% | 10% | 21% | 30% | Â | Â |
normal | 24.9% | 29% | 17% | 26% | Â | Â |
APACHE II | mean (range) | -------- | 15 (19 to 23) | -------- | 19 (7 to 47) | 0.04 |
SAPS II | mean (range) | -------- | 31 (4 to 73) | -------- | -------- | Â |
TISS 28 | mean (range) | -------- | 34 (19 to 48) | -------- | 32 (17 to 49) | 0.19 |
capacity of the intensive care units | Â | Â | 25 beds | 24 beds | 34 beds | Â |