Delirium during Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
Table 2
Outcomes of patients with and without delirium before and after extubation.
Variables
Total ()
No delirium ()
Delirium total ()
Preext. delirium ()
Postext. delirium ()
Worst GCS prior to extubation, mean ± SD
0.07
ns
Total MV (days), mean ± SD
Ns
ns
Weaning (days), mean ± SD
Ns
ns
Delirium in ICU (days), mean ± SD
—
—
—
ns
Length of stay in ICU (days), mean ± SD
Ns
ns
Extubation failure, (%)
0
0
0
Ns
0
0
ns
Length of stay in hospital (days), mean ± SD
Ns
ns
ICU mortality, (%)
1 (1.7%)
0
1 (3%)
Ns
1 (3.7%)
0
ns
Hospital mortality, (%)
4 (4.7%)
1 (3.3%)
3 (5.9%)
Ns
2 (7.4%)
2 (28.6%)
ns
Ns: not significant; SD: standard deviation; Preext.: preextubation; Postext.: postextubation; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; MV: mechanical ventilation; ICU: intensive care unit. OBS: the preextubation delirium group includes patients extubated at the same day of extubation.
