Long-term outcome of delirium in critically ill patients

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In ICU patients, little research has been performed on the relationship between delirium and long-term outcome, including health-related quality of life (HRQoL), cognitive functioning and mortality. In addition, results seem to be inconsistent. Furthermore, in studies that reported increased mortality in delirious patients, no proper adjustments were made for severity of illness during ICU admission. This study was conducted to investigate the association between ICU delirium and long-term HRQoL, cognitive functioning and mortality. The hypothesis was that delirious patients have worse long-term outcome in comparison with nondelirious patients.

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