Review Article

Recent Insights on Prevalence and Corelations of Hypoactive Delirium

Table 4

HD in the Intensive Care Unit.

Study,
mean age in years
Diagnosis of deliriumSubtypingSummary of findings

Guenther et al., 2010 [36]25,
74
CAM-ICURASS80% HD

Tsuruta et al., 2010 [37]21,
70
CAM-ICU, ICDSC RASS100% HD in nonventilated patients.
Serum max CRP levels and length of ICU stay were independent associations of delirium development

Robinson et al., 2011 [38]74,
64
CAM-ICURASS68% HD; only 1% hyperactive
Subjects with HD were found to be older and more anemic and had higher six-month mortality in comparison to subjects with mixed type delirium. Sacral skin breakdown occurred more frequently in HD patients than in the mixed delirium subjects

van den Boogaard et al., 2012 [39]411,
64
CAM- ICURASS36% HD
HD prevalence was significantly higher in the neurology and neurosurgery group. Significantly more patients with a hypoactive and mixed
subtype died compared to the hyperactive subtype

van den Boogaard et al., 2012 [40]171,
65
CAM-ICU RASS36.8% HD
Survival was significantly lower in HD and mixed delirium patients compared to hyperactive delirium subjects
At 18 months after discharge HD patients performed significantly better on the domain mental health than mixed or hyperactive patients

Sharma et al., 2012 [41]54,
49.5
DRS-R-98RASS45.3% HD
HD was a predictor of mortality in patients with delirium

Naidech et al., 2013 [42]31,
63
CAM-ICURASS90% HD
Delirium symptoms were brief (1 day) in duration and were associated with longer length of stay, subsequent worse functional outcomes, and domain-specific QOL, compared to nondelirious subjects

Caruso et al., 2014 [43]163,
59
CAM-ICURASS66.3% HD
Delirium subtype was not associated with ICU bed design (multibed or single-bed)

Leite et al., 2014 [44]34,
40.8
CAM-ICURASS73.5% HD
Youngest patients with neurologic trauma who were in the process of being weaned from mechanical ventilation were more inclined to present with HD

CAM-ICU: Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit.
RASS score: Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale score.
DRS-R-98: Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98.
ICDSC: Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist.
ICU: Intensive Care Unit.
HD: hypoactive delirium.