Delirium as a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit.

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Published in JAMA on April 14, 2004

Authors

E Wesley Ely1, Ayumi Shintani, Brenda Truman, Theodore Speroff, Sharon M Gordon, Frank E Harrell, Sharon K Inouye, Gordon R Bernard, Robert S Dittus

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Center for Health Services Research and the Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Nashville, Tenn, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

The BRAIN Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Study: Bringing to Light the Risk Factors (BRAIN-ICU) | NCT00392795

MENDS Study: Trial in Ventilated ICU Patients Comparing an Alpha2 Agonist Versus a Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)-Agonist to Determine Delirium Rates, Efficacy of Sedation, Analgesia and Discharge Cognitive Status | NCT00095251

The MIND Study: Modifying the INcidence of Delirium | NCT00096863

Dynamic Light Application to Prevent ICU Acquired Delirium (DLA) | NCT01274819

Study of a Strategy to Prevent Oversedation in Intensive Care Patients Under Mechanical Ventilation (AWARE) | NCT01617265

Anesthesia-analgesia Methods and Postoperative Delirium | NCT01661907

The SOMNUS Study: Sedative Optimization Via Monitoring Neurological Status (SOMNUS) | NCT00469482

Pilot Study of Haloperidol to Treat Critical Illness Delirium | NCT00429676

MIND-ICU Study: Delirium and Dementia in Veterans Surviving ICU Care | NCT00400062

Incidence and Risk Factors for Delirium in Severely Injured Patients | NCT03023839

Impact of Non-pharmacological Prevention Measures on the Incidence of Delirium in Adult Intensive Care Units (DELIREA) | NCT03125252

Low-dose Dexmedetomidine in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients | NCT03172897

Dexamethasone, Flurbiprofen Axetil and Delirium After Lung Cancer Surgery | NCT03200600

Implementation of a Delirium Screening | NCT03360474

Dexmedetomidine and 5-year Outcome in Elderly Patients After Surgery | NCT03436472

Prevention of Delirium in Intensive Care by Melatonin (DEMEL) | NCT03524937

Automated Administration of Intravenous Compared With Inhalatory Anesthesia on the Occurrence of Postoperative Delirium (AG-DPO) | NCT03705728

Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Brain HQ Modules vs. Active Controls for Elderly Survivors of ICU | NCT04081090

Suvorexant and Sleep/Delirium in ICU Patients | NCT04092894

Dexmedetomidine and Outcomes of Elderly Admitted to ICU After Surgery | NCT04204798

Clonidine vs. Dexmedetomidine in Agitated Delirium in Intensive Care Patients (Clodex) | NCT04758936

Low-Dose Dexmedetomidine for Delirium Prevention in Mechanically Ventilated Septic Patients | NCT04876937

Ceribell Delirium Data Collection Study | NCT04962815

Dexmedetomidine Cycling and Sleep in the Pediatric ICU | NCT05003102

Flumazenil for Hypoactive Delirium Secondary to Benzodiazepine Toxicity (FLYP) | NCT02899156

Dexmedetomidine and Long-term Outcome in Elderly Patients After Surgery | NCT02809937

Decreasing the Incidence of Delirium After Cardiac Surgery | NCT02119806

Awakening-Breathing Coordination, Delirium Monitoring/Management & Early Mobility (ABCDE) Protocol (ABCDE) | NCT01413009

Pilot Trial of Statin Use in Burn Patients (BURNSTAT) | NCT00978419

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