A research algorithm to improve detection of delirium in the intensive care unit
Pisani MA, Araujo K, Van Ness PH, Zhang Y, Ely E, Inouye SK. A research algorithm to improve detection of delirium in the intensive care unit. Critical Care 2006, 10: r121. PMID: 16919169, PMCID: PMC1750978, DOI: 10.1186/cc5027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitDetection of deliriumCAM-ICUChart review methodCohort studyCare unitClinical careMedical intensive care unitDelirium instrumentCAM-ICU ratingsChart-based reviewIll ICU patientsPrevalence of deliriumConfusion Assessment MethodProspective cohort studyResearch settingsDelirium statusChart reviewICU patientsDeliriumDelirium researchPatientsChart-based methodPatient safetyDiagnostic accuracy