Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
From: Temporal biomarker profiles and their association with ICU acquired delirium: a cohort study
Delirium (n = 35) | No delirium (n = 15) | Differences (p value) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD) | 73 (9.9) | 67 (10) | 0.03 |
Male, n (%) | 23 (66) | 13 (87) | 0.12 |
Admission type: | |||
Surgical (%) | 8 (23) | 3 (20) | |
Medical (%) | 26 (74) | 10 (67) | 0.35 |
Neurotrauma (%) | 1 (3) | 2 (13) | |
APACHE-II score (SD) | 26 (7) | 28 (9) | 0.42 |
Sepsis (patients), n (%) | 16 (46) | 3 (20) | 0.08 |
PRE-DELIRIC score (mean, SD) | 78 (18) | 74 (19) | 0.45 |
History of cognitive disorder, n (%) | 4 (11) | 1 (7) | 0.52 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 5 (14) | 1 (7) | 0.41 |
COPD, n (%) | 1 (3) | 2 (13) | 0.21 |
Acute kidney injury, n (%) | 12 (34) | 3 (20) | 0.25 |
Cardiovascular disease, n (%) | 1 (3) | 1 (7) | 0.51 |
Use of steroids, n (%) | 18 (51) | 8 (53) | 0.57 |
Study arm (DLA), n (%) | 19 (54) | 8 (53) | 0.6 |
Intubation, n (%) | 31(89) | 14(93) | 0.52 |
Hours of mechanical ventilation, median (IQR) | 158 (96–281) | 194 (116–383) | 0.58 |
LOS-ICU in days, median (IQR) | 12 (10–19) | 15 (9–24) | 0.45 |
LOS-hospital in days, median (IQR) | 30 (17–42) | 35 (19–50) | 0.79 |
Hospital mortality, n (%) | 12 (34) | 3 (20) | 0.25 |