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01-02-2011 | Poster presentation
Biomarkers of delirium in critically ill patients
Authors:
M Van den Boogaard, L Schoonhoven, K Quinn, M Kox
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
Delirium occurs frequently in critically ill patients and is associated with disease severity and infection. Although several pathways for delirium have been described, biomarkers associated with delirium in ICU patients are unknown. We examined differences in levels of several biomarkers in matched delirious and nondelirious patients admitted to the ICU. …