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Published in: Critical Care 1/2011

Open Access 01-02-2011 | Poster presentation

Development and validation of an eight-step flowchart based on the CAM-ICU: a quick and highly adaptable tool to determine the presence of delirium in ICU patients

Authors: IJ Zaal, LM Peelen, D Van Dijk, AJ Slooter

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Delirium is a frequent and serious disorder in the ICU. Several tools have been developed for standardized delirium testing, of which the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) is the best validated and most widely used. The main limitations of the CAM-ICU are, however, that it is a very brief assessment of a highly fluctuating disorder, and that the test may lack sensitivity when administered in daily practice. For research purposes, we extended the CAM-ICU. …
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Title
Development and validation of an eight-step flowchart based on the CAM-ICU: a quick and highly adaptable tool to determine the presence of delirium in ICU patients
Authors
IJ Zaal
LM Peelen
D Van Dijk
AJ Slooter
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9755

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