Nada S Alqadheeb, Mai S Hashhoush, Abdulrahman M Alharthy, Nasir Nasim Mahmood, Zahra A Alfardan, Rashid Amin, Khalid A Maghrabi, Mohammed A Almaani, Mahmoud S Alyamany, Farhan Zayed Alenezi, Abdulrahman R Alruwaili, Kasim H Alkhatib, Asia S Rugaan, Faisal S Eltatar, Haifa M Algethamy, Abdullah M Abudayah, Alaa E Ghabashi, Galal B ElRakaiby, Khalid F Alkatheeri, Mohammed I Alarifi, Yousef A Al Mubarak, Nadia H Ismail, Israa H Alnajdi, Mohammed Elrazi I Ahmed, Mariam A Alansari, Ahmed O Alenazi, Osama M Almuslim
Background: Delirium in critically ill patients is independently associated with poor clinical outcomes. There is a scarcity of published data on the prevalence of delirium among critically ill patients in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, we sought to determine, in a multicenter fashion, the prevalence of delirium in critically ill patients in Saudi Arabia and explore associated risk factors. Methods: A cross-sectional point prevalence study was conducted on January 28, 2020, at 14 intensive care units (ICUs) across 3 universities and 11 other tertiary care hospitals in Saudi Arabia...
April 2022: International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science