Risk factors of delirium in the emergency intensive care unit patients

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Delirium risk increases in the hopitals. Most of intensive care unit patients are not only mechanical ventilators and caring medication, but are also severely ill. They may have many delirium risk factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors of delirium in the emergency intensive care unit patients. The sample was 127 adult patients admitted in the EICU at one University hospital in Korea. The prevalence of delirium was 18.9%. Delirium occurred within mean 4 days after the EICU admission, and 87.4% experienced within 4~5 days hospitalization at EICU. In conclusion, it would be contributed to the awareness of delirium for EICU nurses. © Research India Publications.

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