Predisposing Risk Factors for Delirium in Living Donor Liver Transplantation Patients in Intensive Care Units

Abstract

History of alcohol abuse, preoperative hepatic encephalopathy, APACHE II scores ≥16 and endotracheal intubation ≥5 days were predictive of developing delirium in the ICU following liver transplantation surgery and were associated with increased length of ICU and hospital stay.