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Published in: Critical Care 6/2012

01-12-2012 | Letter

Influence of prior sunlight exposure on ICU mortality - does delirium play a role?

Authors: Koen Simons, Mark van den Boogaard, Arjen Slooter, Peter Pickkers

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 6/2012

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With interest we read the article by Castro and colleagues exploring the relationship between sunlight exposure and ICU mortality [1]. Interestingly, less daylight exposure prior to ICU admission was associated with a reduction in ICU mortality. While the authors mention the influence of light on the development of delirium, it is also recognized that delirium is an independent risk factor for death [2‐4]. However, the authors did not adjust for delirium. …
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Castro RA, Angus DC, Hong SY, Lee C, Weissfeld LA, Clermont G, Rosengart MR: Light and the outcome of the critically ill: an observational cohort study. Crit Care 2012, 16: R132. 10.1186/cc11437PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed
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Ely EW, Shintani A, Truman B, Speroff T, Gordon SM, Harrell FE, Inouye SK, Bernard GR, Dittus R: Delirium as a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit. JAMA 2004, 292: 168-169.
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Pisani MA, Kong SY, Kasl SV, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Van Ness PH: Days of delirium are associated with 1-year mortality in an older intensive care unit population. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009, 180: 1092-1097. 10.1164/rccm.200904-0537OCPubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed
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Metadata
Title
Influence of prior sunlight exposure on ICU mortality - does delirium play a role?
Authors
Koen Simons
Mark van den Boogaard
Arjen Slooter
Peter Pickkers
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 6/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc11497

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