BMJ· 2015Q1· Review

Outcome of delirium in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

Jorge I. Salluh, Haopeng Wang, Eric B. Schneider, Nandakumar Nagaraja et al.

1,021citations
Q1SCImago
2015year

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Delirium affects nearly a third (31.8%) of critically ill patients, significantly increasing their risk of death during admission (RR 2.19) and prolonging mechanical ventilation and hospital stays.

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Field: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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