ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Sex specific differences in short-term mortality after intensive care unit (ICU)-delirium
Main finding · 30-day mortality (adjusted, propensity-matched)Result — go to the resultHazard ratio 1.16 95% CI 1.064–1.273Authors' conclusion
Our study suggests that women with ICU-delirium have a significantly higher risk of short-term mortality than men.
Study context
- Population
- Adult ICU patients diagnosed with delirium by Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU), Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV (MIMIC-IV) database42.6% women
- Participants
- 8,950 patients
- Exposure
- Women vs men with ICU-delirium
- Womenn = 3,811
- Menn = 3,811reference
- Outcome
- Mortality following delirium onset
- Follow-up
- 30 days
Methodological details1:1 propensity score matching, MIMIC-IV database
- 1:1 propensity score matching
- MIMIC-IV database
Main finding
30-day mortality (adjusted, propensity-matched)
Hazard ratio
1.16
95% CI 1.064–1.273
P < 0.001
Women vs Men
HR 1.16 (95% CI 1.064–1.273); P < 0.001
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Women | Men | HR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude mortality (univariable analysis) | 26.0% | 23.4% | 1.16 (1.071–1.267) | P < 0.001 | |
| 0.512Hazard ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Sex specific differences in short-term mortality after ICU-delirium. Crit Care. Published 18 December 2024. doi:10.
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