Association between delirium in the intensive care unit and subsequent neuropsychiatric disorders

Abstract Background Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are known to be at increased risk of developing delirium, but the risk of subsequent neuropsychiatric disorders is unclear. We therefore sought to examine the association between the presence of delirium in the ICU and incident neuropsych...

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Main Authors: Kyla N. Brown, Andrea Soo, Peter Faris, Scott B. Patten, Kirsten M. Fiest, Henry T. Stelfox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03193-x