Table 2.
The most contributory factor for etiology of delirium
| Drug intoxication | 141 (5.7) |
| Alcohol withdrawal | 47 (1.9) |
| Drug withdrawal | 16 (0.7) |
| Metabolic/endocrine disturbance | 56 (2.3) |
| Traumatic brain injury | 39 (1.6) |
| Seizures | 4 (0.2) |
| Infection (intracranial) | 14 (0.6) |
| Infection (systemic) | 246 (10) |
| Neoplasm (intracranial) | 71 (2.9) |
| Neoplasm (systemic) | 262 (11) |
| Cerebrovascular | 143 (5.8) |
| Heart failure | 172 (7.0) |
| Respiratory failure | 126 (5.1) |
| Liver failure | 65 (2.6) |
| Renal failure | 65 (2.6) |
| Parkinson’s disease | 14 (0.6) |
| Other central nervous system disease | 56 (2.3) |
| Radiation | 7 (0.3) |
| Fracture | 101 (4.1) |
| Postoperative | 480 (20) |
| Connective tissue disease | 17 (0.7) |
| Environmental change | 164 (6.7) |
| Other | 147 (6.0) |
The most contributory factor for each patient was listed.