Delirium and Associated Length of Stay and Costs in Critically Ill Patients

Table 2

Summary of ICU and hospital length of stay and associated costs for patients with and without delirium.

	Delirium	No delirium	Mean difference	Lower border (95% CI)	Upper border (95% CI)
ICU LOS	9.40 days	3.39 days	4.77 days	3.94 days	5.60 days
Hospital LOS	22.3 days	16.0 days	6.67 days	5.51 days	7.82 days
ICU costs	$12,935	$9,013	$3,921	$2,973	$4,869
Hospital costs	$20,236	$14,300	$5,936	$4,663	$7,209

Costs are represented in USD. Mean LOS and costs are displayed for patients with delirium and without delirium. Mean differences with lower and upper borders of the CI are displayed. CI = confidence interval.