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This study aimed to investigate the association between the ratio of arterial partial pressure of oxygen to red cell distribution width (PaO2\/RDW) and short-term outcomes in ICU patients with delirium associated with ARDS.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Data were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV, version 3.1), a large, publicly available critical care database that contains de-identified health records of patients admitted to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Adult ARDS patients with at least one positive Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) evaluation were included. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality within seven days after delirium onset, and the secondary outcome was the initiation of invasive mechanical ventilation after ICU admission. Cox proportional hazards and cause-specific Cox regression models were applied to evaluate the associations between the PaO2\/RDW ratio and clinical outcomes. Restricted cubic spline (RCS) modeling was used to explore potential nonlinear relationships, and subgroup analyses were performed to assess consistency across clinical strata.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n A total of 4,116 patients with ARDS were initially identified, and 1,665 patients with delirium were ultimately included in the final analysis. Compared with the highest PaO2\/RDW tertile, patients in the lowest tertile had significantly higher risks of 7-day (adjusted HR\u2009=\u20092.12, 95% CI 1.46\u20133.09, P\u2009<\u20090.001) and 30-day mortality (adjusted HR\u2009=\u20091.72, 95% CI 1.33\u20132.22, P\u2009<\u20090.001). The lowest tertile was also associated with an increased risk of invasive mechanical ventilation (adjusted HR\u2009=\u20092.68, 95% CI 1.16\u20136.22, P\u2009=\u20090.021). Restricted cubic spline analysis revealed a U-shaped association between the PaO2\/RDW ratio and 7-day mortality, with the lowest estimated hazard at approximately 6.7. Subgroup analyses showed consistent associations across age, sex, and comorbidity strata without significant interactions (P for interaction\u2009>\u20090.05).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n The PaO2\/RDW ratio was independently associated with 7-day mortality after delirium onset and with the early risk of invasive mechanical ventilation among ICU patients with delirium associated with ARDS. 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