Table 2.
Clinical characteristics by encounter and delirium status (n=252)
| Characteristic | Number of Observations |
Delirium | No Delirium | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| N | 252 | 53 | 199 | |
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| Age (years) | ||||
| 0-2 | 77 (30.6%) | 16 (30.2%) | 61 (30.7%) | <.0001 |
| 2-5 | 50 (19.8%) | 20 (37.8%) | 30 (15.1%) | |
| 5-13 | 69 (27.4%) | 15 (28.3%) | 54 (27.1%) | |
| >13 | 56 (22.2%) | 2 (3.8%) | 54 (27.1%) | |
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| Developmental Delay | ||||
| No Delay | 184 (73.0%) | 26 (49.0%) | 158 (79.4%) | <.0001 |
| Delay | 68 (27.0%) | 27 (51.1%) | 41 (20.6%) | |
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| Oxygen | ||||
| No | 117 (46.4%) | 7 (13.2%) | 110 (55.3%) | <.0001 |
| Yes | 135 (53.6%) | 46 (86.8%) | 89 (44.7%) | |
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| Mechanical Ventilation | ||||
| No | 190 (75.4%) | 24 (45.3%) | 166 (83.4%) | <.0001 |
| Yes | 62 (24.6%) | 29 (54.7%) | 33 (16.6%) | |
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| RASS* (N=249) | ||||
| 0,1,2,3 | 187 (75.1%) | 23 (44.2%) | 164 (83.2%) | <.0001 |
| −1 | 27 (10.8%) | 7 (13.4%) | 20 (10.2%) | |
| −2 | 20 (8.0%) | 11 (21.2%) | 9 (4.6%) | |
| −3 | 15 (6.0%) | 11 (21.2%) | 4 (2.0 %) | |
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| PIM2 (median) | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.01 | |
*
RASS=Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale. See text for description of levels.