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Mean lengths of stay for delirious and non-delirious patients (CAM-ICU) and the four categories of the NEECHAM Confusion Scale |
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| CAM-ICU |
Mean length of stay in days (SD) |
P valuea |
NEECHAM scale |
Mean length of stay in days (SD) |
P valueb |
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| Delirium |
17.5 (14.5) |
<0.001 |
Delirium |
18.5 (15.1) |
<0.001 |
| Mild confusion |
7.0 (6.1) |
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| No delirium |
5.0 (5.9) |
At risk |
4.0 (2.7) |
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| Normal |
2.8 (1.6) |
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aP value was calculated with the independent t test. bP value was calculated with one-way analysis of variance. CAM-ICU, Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit; NEECHAM, Neelon and Champagne; SD, standard deviation. | |||||
Van Rompaey et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R16 doi:10.1186/cc6790 |
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