Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables of patients according to delirium status
From: Delirium epidemiology in critical care (DECCA): an international study
Variables | All patients (n= 497) | Delirium statusa | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Delirium ( n = 75) | No delirium (n = 157) | |||
Age (years) | 62 (47-74) | 64 (50-77) | 61 (46-74) | 0. 2 |
Male gender, n (%) | 261 (52.5%) | 41 (54.6%) | 79 (50.3%) | 0.57 |
SAPS3 score (points) | 49 (40-61) | 57 (48-64) | 46 (34-56) | < 0.0001 |
Charlson comorbidity index (points) | 1 (0-3) | 1 (0-3) | 1 (0-3) | 0.89 |
SOFA score (points) | 4 (1-6) | 4 (3-7) | 3 (1-5) | 0.004 |
Invasive mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 191 (38.4%) | 42 (56%) | 36 (23%) | < 0.0001 |
Use of vasopressors, n (%) | 103 (20.7%) | 22 (29.3%) | 21 (13.4%) | 0.007 |
Renal replacement therapy, n (%) | 52 (10.4%) | 9 (12%) | 17 (10.8%) | 0.82 |
Main reasons for ICU admission | ||||
Sepsis, n (%) | 76 (15.3%) | 19 (25.3%) | 17 (10.8%) | 0.006 |
Cardiovascular, n (%) | 75 (15.3%) | 10 (13.3%) | 30 (18.6%) | 0.35 |
Respiratory failure, n (%) | 70 (11.7%) | 9 (12%) | 24 (15.3%) | 0.55 |
Neurologic, n (%) | 24 (4.8%) | 12 (9.1%) | 5 (3.1%) | 0.004 |
Invasive devices | ||||
Central venous catheter | 317 (63.8%) | 64 (85.3%) | 85 (54.1%) | < 0.0001 |
Arterial catheter | 158 (31.8%) | 29 (38.6%) | 32 (20.4%) | 0.004 |
Urinary catheter | 324 (65.1%) | 62 (82.6%) | 89 (56.7%) | 0.0001 |
ICU LOS (days) | 10 (4-24) | 22 (11-40) | 7 (4-18) | < 0.0001 |
ICU mortality, n (%) | 83 (16.7%) | 15 (20%) | 9 (5.7%) | 0.002 |
Hospital mortality, n (%)b | 88 (19.9%) | 18 (24%) | 13 (8.3) | 0.0017 |