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Table 2 Univariate comparisons between patients with and without delirium

From: Neuromonitoring of delirium with quantitative pupillometry in sedated mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

Variable

Delirium (N = 57)

No delirium (N = 40)

P value

Age, years

66 (55–75)

63 (53–73)

0.48

Female gender, n (%)

17 (30)

16 (40)

0.38

Medical admission, n (%)

25 (44)

16 (40)

0.83

Sepsis, n (%)

45 (79)

29 (73)

0.48

APACHE II score, n

22 (17–28)

20 (17–24)

0.18

SOFA score, n

12 (10–14)

11 (8–12)

0.01

Midazolam, mg/kg*

3.0 (1.5–5.6)

1.2 (0.2–4.0)

0.02

Propofol, mg/kg*

125.6 (24.9–238.4)

94.4 (51.9–278.2)

0.90

Fentanyl, μg/kg*

109.2 (71.8–149.3)

80.2 (44.1–131.3)

0.09

Duration of coma, days

7 (4–10)

4 (1–6)

0.003

Duration of mechanical ventilation, days

10 (6–20)

6 (4–8)

0.003

ICU length of stay, days

14 (11–25)

10 (6–14)

0.001

90-day mortality, n (%)

3 (5)

4 (10)

0.44

  1. Data are presented as median (25th–75th percentiles) or percentage (%)
  2. *First 7 days cumulative dose received by continuous infusion