Multiple Types of Delirium in the ICU Indicate High Risk for Long-Term Cognitive Decline, Study Finds
Health Sciences at the University of PittsburghCritically ill patients who experience long periods of hypoxic, septic or sedative-associated delirium, or a combination of the three, during an intensive care unit (ICU) stay are more likely to have long-term cognitive impairment one year after discharge from the hospital, according to a new study.