articleCritical Care MedicineMay 14, 2010GREEN OA

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

TDTimothy D. GirardJCJames C. JacksonPPPratik P. PandharipandeBTBrenda T. PunJLJennifer L. Thompson

Saint Thomas West Hospital · Vanderbilt University

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Abstract

Objective

To test the hypothesis that duration of delirium in the intensive care unit is an independent predictor of long-term cognitive impairment after critical illness requiring mechanical ventilation.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

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Authors

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Topics & keywords

Topics
Keywords
  • Delirium
  • Medicine
  • Intensive care unit
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Intensive care
  • Cognition
  • Cohort study
  • Sepsis
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