Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress after Intensive Care Delirium
Table 1
Demographics and outcomes.
Interviewed
Not included
value#
Age, median (10; 90 percentile)
62 (40; 78)
67 (46; 82)
<0.01
Gender
Men, (%)
166 (56)
244 (61)
0.12
Woman, (%)
133 (44)
153 (39)
SAPSII, median (10; 90 percentile)
34 (19; 59)
43 (24; 67)
<0.01
Type of admission
Medical, (%)
113 (38)
202 (51)
<0.01
Surgical, (%)
186 (62)
195 (49)
Delirium
Negative, (%)
138 (46)
80 (20)
<0.01
Positive, (%)
161 (54)
262 (66)
Unable to assess, (%)
0 (0)
55 (14)
IV haloperidol, (%)
88 (29)
147 (37)
0.04
Atypical antipsychotics, (%)
60 (20)
83 (21)
0.82
ICU stay, median (10; 90 percentile)
5 (2; 21)
6 (3; 25)
0.03
Attending either at two or six months or both. Chi-square test used for categorical data and Kruskal-Wallis test for numerical data. SAPSII = Simplified Acute Physiology Score. ICU = intensive care unit. IV = intravenous.
