Skip to main content
. 2023 Oct 30;27:413. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04692-3

Table 3.

Comparison of post hoc exploratory secondary outcomes between the haloperidol and placebo group

Outcome Haloperidol (n = 65) Placebo (n = 67) Adjusted relative risk (95% CI)a p value
No. of days with study drug, median (IQR) 4 (3–8) 6 (3–9) 0.96 (0.79–1.16) 0.66
No. of delirium days, median (IQR) 3 (2–6.5) 3 (2–5) 1.05 (0.81–1.37) 0.722
No. of coma days, median (IQR) 0 (0–2) 0 (0–1) 1.5 (0.85–2.66) 0.164
Agitation (RASS > 1), n (%) 25 (39) 30 (45) OR: 0.84 (0.4–1.75) 0.638
No. of days, median (IQR) 0 (0–1) 0 (0–1) 0.77 (0.43–1.39) 0.388
Hallucinations/delusions, n (%) 55 (85) 51 (76) OR: 1.75 (0.72–4.4) 0.220
No. of days, median (IQR) 2 (1–3) 3 (1–4.5) 0.74 (0.53–1.03) 0.075
Removal of urinary catheter, n (%) 5 (8) 9 (13) OR: 0.48 (0.14–1.52) 0.226
Physical restraint, n (%) 48 (74) 48 (72) OR: 1.19 (0.54–2.64) 0.660
(Almost) fell or stepped out of bed, n (%) 6 (9) 18 (27) OR: 0.32 (0.11–0.84) 0.026

CI confidence interval, IQR interquartile range, NA not applicable, OR odds ratio, RR relative risk

aRR unless otherwise noted. The placebo group is used as reference