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- Title
Motoric subtypes of delirium in mechanically ventilated surgical and trauma intensive care unit patients.
- Authors
Pandharipande, Pratik; Cotton, Bryan A; Shintani, Ayumi; Thompson, Jennifer; Costabile, Sean; Truman Pun, Brenda; Dittus, Robert; Ely, E Wesley
- Abstract
Acute brain dysfunction or delirium occurs in the majority of mechanically ventilated (MV) medical intensive care unit (ICU) patients and is associated with increased mortality. Unfortunately delirium often goes undiagnosed as health care providers fail to recognize in particular the hypoactive form that is characterized by depressed consciousness without the positive symptoms such as agitation. Recently, clinical tools have been developed that help to diagnose delirium and determine the subtypes. Their use, however, has not been reported in surgical and trauma patients. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of the motoric subtypes of delirium in surgical and trauma ICU patients.
- Publication
Intensive care medicine, 2007, Vol 33, Issue 10, p1726
- ISSN
0342-4642
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00134-007-0687-y