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Tuesday, 10 July 2012

The confusion assessment method for the Intensive Care Unit

The confusion assessment method for the Intensive Care Unit and intensive care delirium screening checklist for the diagnosis of delirium. Critical care 2012, Vol. 16: R115.


Gusmao-Flores, D., et al.


http://ccforum.com/content/16/4/R115/abstract

Delirium is a frequent form of acute brain dysfunction in critically ill patients, and several detection tools for it have been developed for use in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The objective of this study is to evaluate the current evidence on the accuracy of the Confusion Assessment Method for Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) and the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC) for the diagnosis of delirium in critically ill patients.

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