Critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Forum
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Association between incident delirium and 28- and 90-day mortality in critically ill adults: a secondary analysis.
While delirium prevalence and duration are each associated with increased 30-day, 6-month, and 1-year mortality, the association between incident ICU delirium and mortality remains unclear. We evaluated the association between both incident ICU delirium and days spent with delirium in the 28 days after ICU admission and mortality within 28 and 90 days. ⋯ This analysis suggests neither incident delirium nor days spent with delirium are associated with short-term mortality after ICU admission.