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Delirium is seen in 18% of the patients when the ICU facility has windows, but rises to 40% of the cases when the ICU facility has no windows [ 11].
This finding is in confirmation with other studies, in which besides acute bleeding and gastrointestinal symptoms, distressing dyspnoea, delirium and agitated anxiety also where found to be the main reasons for sedation in end-of-life care [ 32 ] . The adequate treatment and care of patients of patients with otherwise refractory symptoms certainly is a great challenge in palliative care and improvement in this field is needed urgently.
Temporary changes in clinical signs are important characteristics of delirium.
It has been determined that preoperative risk factors for delirium were older age [ 24, 25, 26], prior cognitive impairment [ 24, 25], pre-existing cerebrovascular or other brain diseases, history of prior delirium [ 25], preoperative abnormal sodium [ 24], vision or hearing impairment [ 24, 26] and regular use of psychotropic drugs before admission [ 24].
Approximately 30% of patients in surgical ICUs and cardiac ICUs, and 40-50% of patients who are recovering from hip fractures have an episode of delirium [ 1, 22].