Former smoking, but not active smoking, is associated with delirium in postoperative ICU patients: a matched case-control study
Maria Angeliki Komninou,
Simon Egli,
Aurelio Rossi
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveTo examine the relationship between current and former smoking and the occurrence of delirium in surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients.MethodsWe conducted a single center, case-control study involving 244 delirious and 251 non-delirious patients that were admitted to our ICU between 2018 and 2022. Using propensity score analysis, we obtained 115 pairs of delirious and non-delirious patients matched for age and Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II). Both groups of patients were further s… Show more
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