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Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness

Critical Care Medicine · 2010 · Vol. 38(7) · pp. 1513–1520

Abstract

In this study of mechanically ventilated medical intensive care unit patients, duration of delirium (which is potentially modifiable) was independently associated with long-term cognitive impairment, a common public health problem among intensive care unit survivors.

Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersAnesthesia and Sedative AgentsAnesthesia and Neurotoxicity ResearchDeliriumMedicineIntensive care unitMechanical ventilationIntensive careCognitionCohort studySepsisProspective cohort studyCognitive test

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AgedCognition DisordersDeliriumFemaleHospitals, CommunityHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRespiration, ArtificialTime FactorsCritical Illness
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