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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Care Med. 2021 May 1;49(5):e521–e532. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004920

Table 1:

Patient Characteristics

Characteristic Patients (N=556)a
Age (years) 62 (52–71)

Sex (%)
Male 60
Female 40

Race (%)
Caucasian 90
African American 10

Education (years) 12 (12–14)

Charlson score 2 (1–4)

Katz ADL at enrollmentb 0 (0–1)
Score = 0 72%
Score > 0 28%

FAQ Score (IADL) at enrollmentc 0 (0–2)
FAQ 0–1 69%
FAQ > 1 31%

History of depression (%) 37%

History of PTSD (%) 6%

IQCODE-SF at enrollment 3 (3.0–3.19)

Employment at Enrollment 138 (25%)
 • Full Time 120 (22%)
 • Part Time 18 (3%)
 • Unemployed or Retired 418 (75%)

AHRQ Socioeconomic Score at Enrollment 49.8 (47.3–52.8)

Mean Modified SOFA in the ICU 4.7 (3.5–6.5)

Length of mechanical ventilation (days) 2.2 (0.9–5.8)

Days severely septic in the ICU 2 (0–5)

ICU length of stay 5 (3–10)

Hospital length of stay 10 (6–17)

Mean 24hr dose of benzodiazepines in the ICUd 0.62 (0–6.63)

Mean 24hr dose of opiates in the ICUe 268.3 (1.1–944.6)

Mean 24hr dose of propofol in the ICU 0 (0–578)

Mean 24hr dose of haloperidol in the ICU 0 (0–0)

Mean 24hr dose of dexmedetomidine in the ICU 0 (0–0)

Delirium 394 (71%)
Hypoactivef delirium prevalence 390 (69%)
Days with hypoactive delirium among those exposed 3 (2–7)
Hyperactiveg delirium prevalence 95 (17%)
Days with hyperactive delirium among those exposed 1 (1–3)
Both hypoactive and hyperactive delirium in the same day (prevalence) 52 (9%)
Days with both types of delirium among those exposed 1 (1–2)

Abbreviations: ADL, Activities of Daily Living; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; ICU, intensive care unit; IQCODE-SF, Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly Short Form; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.

a

Median (25th – 75th percentile) unless otherwise noted

b

The Katz ADLs are scored on a scale of 0 to 6. Patients are assigned a score of 1 for each of 6 total activities (e.g., bathing, dressing, feeding) that they require assistance to complete. A score >0 indicates partial disability in ADLs.

c

The FAQ assessment of IADLs surveys patients on their ability to complete 10 tasks that support independent living (e.g., managing money, arranging transportation). Each activity is assigned a scaled score of 0–2 where 0 indicates participants can complete the task independently, 1 indicates that the participant requires some help to complete the task, and 2 indicates complete dependence on someone else to complete the task. All scores are totaled together and a score >2 indicates dependence in IADLs, whereas a score >8 indicates disability in IADLs.

d

Measured in midazolam equivalents

e

Measured in fentanyl equivalents

f

Hypoactive delirium is defined as a positive CAM-ICU assessment with a corresponding RASS score of −1 to −3.

g

Hyperactive delirium is defined as a positive CAM-ICU assessment with a corresponding RASS score >0.