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Subgroup analysis for the incidence of delirium with CAM-ICU and NEECHAM Confusion Scale |
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| n = 172 patients |
CAM-ICU |
P value |
NEECHAM scale |
P value |
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| Age |
Under 65 years, n = 98 |
22.4% |
0.31 |
23.5% |
0.24 |
| 65 years or older, n = 74 |
16.2% |
16.2% |
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| Gender |
Male, n = 102 |
18.6% |
0.65 |
19.6% |
0.77 |
| Female, n = 70 |
21.4% |
21.4% |
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| Category of admittance |
Cardiac surgery, n = 40 |
15.0% |
0.20 |
10.0% |
0.08 |
| Other surgery, n = 64 |
15.6% |
18.8% |
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| Internal medicine, n = 68 |
26.5% |
27.9% |
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P value of the difference was calculated with the chi-square test. CAM-ICU, Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit; NEECHAM, Neelon and Champagne. | |||||
Van Rompaey et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R16 doi:10.1186/cc6790 |
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