Influence of sedation on delirium recognition in critically ill patients: A multinational cohort study

Guidelines advocate intensive care unit (ICU) patients be regularly assessed for delirium using either the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) or the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC). Single-centre studies, primarily with the CAM-ICU, suggest level of sedation may influence delirium screening results.

Source: Australian Critical Care - February 4, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Mark van den Boogaard, Annelies Wassenaar, Frank M.P. van Haren, Arjen J.C. Slooter, Philippe G. Jorens, Mathieu van der Jagt, Koen S. Simons, Ingrid Egerod, Lisa D. Burry, Albertus Beishuizen, Peter Pickkers, John W. Devlin Tags: Research paper Source Type: research