Delirium assessment in neuro-critically ill patients: A validation study.

Laura Krone LarsenVibe G FrøkjaerJette Stub NielsenYoanna SkrobikYvonne WinklerKirsten MøllerMarian PetersenIngrid Egerod

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2018)

Our findings suggest that the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist may be a valid tool and the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU is less suitable for delirium detection for patients in the Neuro-ICU. In the neuro-critically ill, delirium screening is challenged by limited feasibility.

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