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Haloperidol, a first\u2010generation antipsychotic, is commonly used for its management, yet its efficacy and impact on mortality remain controversial due to inconsistent findings from recent large\u2010scale randomized controlled trials.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study was performed to evaluate the effect of haloperidol on mortality and clinical outcomes in patients with delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to explore its potential clinical value and limitations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Using data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC\u2010IV) database (2008\u20132022), we included 9109 ICU patients diagnosed with delirium on their first ICU admission, of whom 1359 (14.92%) received haloperidol treatment. Propensity score matching (PSM) at a 1:1 ratio with a calliper width of 0.05 was used to balance baseline characteristics, including age, sex, race, comorbidities, laboratory indicators, treatments and severity scores. This resulted in 1323 matched cases in each group (total\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u20092646). The association between haloperidol use and 28\u2010day as well as in\u2010hospital mortality was analysed using Cox proportional hazards models. Kaplan\u2013Meier survival curves and subgroup analyses were conducted to verify the robustness of the results.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Before matching, the haloperidol group had significantly lower 28\u2010day mortality (15.08% vs. 26.79%,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.001) and in\u2010hospital mortality (13.76% vs. 23.38%,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.001) than the non\u2010haloperidol group but experienced longer hospital stays (16.61 vs. 13.38\u2009days,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.001) and ICU stays (8.10 vs. 5.81\u2009days,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.001). After PSM, the haloperidol group continued to show a significant survival advantage (28\u2010day mortality hazard ratio\u2009=\u20090.65 (95% confidence interval: 0.54\u20130.78); in\u2010hospital mortality hazard ratio\u2009=\u20090.69 (95% confidence interval: 0.57\u20130.83); both\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.001), with consistent findings among subgroups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Haloperidol use is associated with a significant reduction in short\u2010term mortality in ICU patients with delirium (risk reduction of approximately 31%\u201335%), although it may be linked to longer ICU and hospital stays.<\/jats:p>\n                  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