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American Psychiatric Association (APA) recommends
American Psychiatric Association (APA) recommends
daily monitoring of delirium in ICU patients to improve early diagnosis and treatment.
daily monitoring of delirium in ICU patients to improve early diagnosis and treatment.
the Confusion
Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) showed
highest sensitivity in a research setting, ranging from
64% to 97%.
9,12
However, in routine, daily practice the
sensitivity of the CAM-ICU appeared to be much lower
(47%).
CAM-ICU are that it
cannot quantify delirium severity and that it assesses
delirium at a certain moment in time,
12
whereas delirium
may fluctuate considerably over the day.
1
These factors
impede recognition and thereby delay treatment. Delayed
treatment of delirium was found to be related to mortality.
14
Therefore, an objective detection tool for continuous monitoring of delirium is needed
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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.

the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) showed highest sensitivity in a research setting, ranging from 64% to 97%. 9,12 However, in routine, daily practice the sensitivity of the CAM-ICU appeared to be much lower (47%).


CAM-ICU are that it cannot quantify delirium severity and that it assesses delirium at a certain moment in time, 12 whereas delirium may fluctuate considerably over the day. 1 These factors impede recognition and thereby delay treatment. Delayed treatment of delirium was found to be related to mortality. 14 Therefore, an objective detection tool for continuous monitoring of delirium is needed

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  1. "What are the opportunities f... [J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI".

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