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===Primary Prevention=== | |||
Delirium is more likely to be missed in the ICU. Physician detection rate is poor, reported sensitivity is 29%. | |||
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the | |||
American Psychiatric Association (APA) recommends | |||
daily monitoring of delirium in ICU patients to improve early diagnosis and treatment. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishal Khurana, M.B.B.S., M.D. [2]
Overview
Primary Prevention
Delirium is more likely to be missed in the ICU. Physician detection rate is poor, reported sensitivity is 29%.
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) recommends daily monitoring of delirium in ICU patients to improve early diagnosis and treatment. [1]