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Routine delirium monitoring in a UK critical care unit |
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| Authors: | Valerie J Page Sachin Navarange Sibu Gama Danny F McAuley |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Anaesthetics, Watford General Hospital, Vicarage Road, WD19 4DZ Watford, UK;(2) Department of Anaesthetics, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Private Bag X03, 4038 Mayville, South Africa;(3) Intensive Care Society Co-Director of Research, Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, The Queen's University of Belfast, Grosvenor Road, BT12 6BN Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
| Abstract: | IntroductionDelirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Using an assessment tool has been shown to improve the ability of clinicians in the ICU to detect delirium. The confusion assessment method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) is a validated delirium-screening tool for critically ill intubated patients. The aim of this project was to establish the feasibility of routine delirium screening using the CAM-ICU and to identify the incidence of delirium in a UK critical care unit. |
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