Incidence and Risk Factors for Delirium among Mechanically Ventilated Patients in an African Intensive Care Setting: An Observational Multicenter Study

Table 2

Baseline admission characteristics.

Variable	Categories	No delirium	Delirium	value
		(percentage)	(percentage)
Admission diagnosis	ARDS	12 (44.44)	15 (55.56)	0.056
	Cardiac	12 (70.59)	5 (29.41)
	TBI	32 (39.02)	50 (60.98)
	Sepsis	4 (25.00)	12 (75.00)
	Polytrauma	9 (56.25)	7 (43.75)
Multiorgan dysfunction	TBI	6 (50.00)	6 (50.00)	0.000
	HIV	24 (70.59)	10 (29.41)
	Diabetes	4 (40.00)	6 (60.00)
	AKI	6 (100.00)	0 (00.00)
	ARDS	6 (21.43)	22 (78.57)
	Sepsis	6 (18.18)	27 (81.82)
Urine output	Normal	50 (53.46)	43 (46.24)	0.003
	Oliguria	20 (30.30)	46 (69.70)
Temperature	Normal	44 (55.00)	36 (45.00)	0.005
	Fevers	26 (32.91)	89 (55.97)
PH	Normal	10 (27.78)	26 (72.22)	0.273
	Acidosis	37 (40.66)	54 (59.34)
Hemoglobin	Normal	28 (70.00)	12 (30.00)	0.000
	Anemia	42 (35.29)	77 (64.71)
Creatinine	Normal	53 (44.54)	66 (55.46)	0.822
	High	17 (42.50)	23 (47.50)
Urea	Normal	44 (49.44)	45 (50.56)	0.392
	High	21 (38.18)	34 (61.82)