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Table 2 Individual agitated behaviors per shift, severity and patient

From: Agitation, confusion, and aggression in critically ill traumatic brain injury-a pilot cohort study (ACACIA-PILOT)

Behaviors

Day (%)

N = 271

Evening (%)

N = 267

Night (%)

N = 256

Total (%)

N = 794

Moderate–extreme (%)

N = 794

% Patients

N = 29

Restlessness

46.5

45.7

53.5

48.5

27.6

65.5

Inattention

18.8

24.3

24.6

22.5

14.6

65.5

Pulling on tubes and catheters

34.7

40.8

39.1

38.2

21.7

62.1

Disorientation

28.4

27.7

28.9

28.3

19.2

58.6

Self-stimulating behavior

13.6

18.4

21.1

17.6

7.9

55.2

Uncooperative

17.3

24.0

30.9

23.9

12.0

51.7

Repetitive behavior

20.3

19.1

24.2

21.2

9.6

48.3

Impulsiveness

21.8

22.8

23.0

22.5

10.3

44.8

Inappropriate speech

10.0

12.4

19.1

13.7

6.8

37.9

Violent behavior

11.8

10.1

17.2

13.0

4.3

31.0

Fights ventilator

5.2

7.9

6.3

6.4

2.6

24.1

Anger

8.9

10.1

15.6

11.5

3.1

20.7

Emotional instability

9.2

9.4

13.7

10.7

4.0

20.1

Hallucinations/delusions

5.2

7.8

10.2

7.7

0.9

20.1

  1. Data presented as percentage of patients