Risk Factors of Delirium Among the Patients at a Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Author:
You Kyoung CHUN
1
;
Jeong Yun PARK
Author Information
1. Nurse, Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Delirium;
Critical ill patient;
Surgical intensive care unit;
Sleep;
Physical restraint
- MeSH:
Catheters;
Critical Care;
Delirium;
Education;
Electronic Health Records;
Humans;
Narcotics;
Prevalence;
Restraint, Physical;
Retrospective Studies;
Risk Factors;
Ventilators, Mechanical
- From:
Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing
2017;10(3):31-40
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study examined the prevalence of delirium-related factors in a surgical intensive care unit (SICU).METHODS: This retrospective study enrolled 73 patients who were admitted to an SICU from October 1, 2016 to March 20, 2017 and who had been hospitalized for more than 72 hours. Data was collected by reviewing electronic medical records.RESULTS: Delirium occurred in 46 (63.0%) patients. Its related factors were age, education, mechanical ventilator, sleep, narcotics, physical restraint, and central line catheters.CONCLUSION: The results indicate that sleep and physical restraint are significant factors related to delirium occurrence. The results of this study can help in developing guidelines for the prevention of delirium.
