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Characteristics of ICU patients with and those without recollection of discomfort |
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| Characteristic |
Discomfort (n = 66) |
No discomfort (n = 57) |
P |
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| Age (years; mean ± standard deviation) |
59 ± 17 |
65 ± 14 |
0.004 |
| Male sex (%) |
65 |
77 |
0.143 |
| APACHE II score (median [min–max]) |
12 (2–26) |
11 (5–24) |
0.171 |
| Duration of intubation (days; median [min–max]) |
5 (2–35) |
3 (1–57) |
0.001 |
| Factual recollection score (median [min–max]) |
18 (0–28) |
11 (0–24) |
<0.001 |
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APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation. | |||
van de Leur et al. Critical Care 2004 8:R467 doi:10.1186/cc2976 |
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