2006
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
2005
Detection of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Comparison of Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit with Confusion Assessment Method Ratings
McNicoll L, Pisani MA, Ely EW, Gifford D, Inouye SK. Detection of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Comparison of Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit with Confusion Assessment Method Ratings. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2005, 53: 495-500. PMID: 15743296, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53171.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConfusion Assessment MethodIntensive care unitCAM-ICUICU patientsCare unitMini-Mental State ExaminationCAM-ICU methodFalse-negative ratingsOlder ICU patientsRate of deliriumDetection of deliriumUniversity Teaching HospitalCAM methodsDetailed cognitive testingLevel of consciousnessMedical ICUTeaching hospitalInterrater reliability testingState ExaminationPatientsDeliriumCAM criteriaMore deficitsCognitive testingICU