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Evaluation of delirium in critically ill patients: Validation of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU)
Critical Care Medicine · 2001 · Vol. 29(7) · pp. 1370–1379
E. Wesley Ely✉(Vanderbilt University)Richard MargolinJoseph FrancisLisa MayBrenda TrumanRobert S. DittusTheodore SperoffShiva GautamGordon R. BernardSharon K. Inouye
Abstract
The CAM-ICU demonstrated excellent reliability and validity when used by nurses and physicians to identify delirium in intensive care unit patients. The CAM-ICU may be a useful instrument for both clinical and research purposes to monitor delirium in this challenging patient population.
Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersAnesthesia and Sedative AgentsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesIntensivistDeliriumMedicineIntensive care unitIntensive careEmergency medicineMechanical ventilationInter-rater reliabilityIntensive care medicineCritically ill
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AgedDeliriumDementiaFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsProspective StudiesReference StandardsRespiration, ArtificialSensitivity and SpecificityReproducibility of ResultsObserver Variation
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