Factors Affecting Delirium in ICU Patients

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Potential Usefulness of Blood Urea Nitrogen to Creatinine Ratio in the Prediction and Early Detection of Delirium Motor Subtype in the Intensive Care Unit

Woo Rhim Park et al.

Summary: The study found that a high blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio (BCR) could predict the occurrence of hypoactive delirium in ICU patients.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE (2022)

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Review Critical Care Medicine

Acute kidney injury-associated delirium: a review of clinical and pathophysiological mechanisms

Haoming Pang et al.

Summary: This comprehensive review provides detailed information on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management strategies of acute kidney injury-associated delirium. It explores the roles of endogenous toxin or drug accumulation, acute kidney injury-mediated neuroinflammation, and acute kidney injury-associated volume overload as potential biological mechanisms. The optimization of clinical contributors and normalization of renal function are highlighted as pragmatic management strategies.

CRITICAL CARE (2022)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Outcome, demography and resource utilization in ICU Patients with delirium and malignancy

Mattia Sieber et al.

Summary: The study revealed that delirium was common in ICU patients with malignancy, and it was associated with resource utilization and hospital outcomes. Despite not being independently associated with in-hospital mortality, delirium was related to longer hospital stays, increased mechanical ventilation, and higher medical costs.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2021)

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Article Cell Biology