tailieunhanh - Báo cáo khoa học: "A comparison of the CAM-ICU and the NEECHAM Confusion Scale in intensive care delirium assessment: an observational study in non-intubated patients"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: A comparison of the CAM-ICU and the NEECHAM Confusion Scale in intensive care delirium assessment: an observational study in non-intubated patients. | Available online http content 1 2 1 R16 Research A comparison of the CAM-ICU and the NEECHAM Confusion Scale in intensive care delirium assessment an observational study in non-intubated patients Bart Van Rompaey1 2 Marieke J Schuurmans3 Lillie M Shortridge-Baggett4 Steven Truijen2 Monique Elseviers1 and Leo Bossaert5 1 University of Antwerp Faculty of Medicine Division of Nursing Science and Midwifery Belgium Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk Belgium 2University College of Antwerp Department of Health Sciences J. De Boeckstraat 10 2170 Merksem Belgium 3University of Professional Education Utrecht Department of Healthcare Bolognalaan 101 postbus 85182 3508 AD Utrecht The Netherlands 4Pace University Lienhard School of Nursing Lienhard Hall Pleasantville NY 10570 USA 5University Hospital of Antwerp Intensive Care Department Belgium University of Antwerp and Faculty of Medicine Belgium Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk Belgium Corresponding author Bart Van Rompaey Received 4 Oct 2007 Revisions requested 20 Dec 2007 Revisions received 23 Jan 2008 Accepted 1 8 Feb 2008 Published 18 Feb 2008 Critical Care 2008 12 R16 doi cc6790 This article is online at http content 12 1 R16 2008 Van Rompaey et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Open Access Abstract Background Several reports indicate a high incidence of intensive care delirium. To develop strategies to prevent this complication validated instruments are needed. The Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit CAM-ICU is widely used. A binary result diagnoses delirium. The Neelon and Champagne NEECHAM Confusion Scale recently has been validated for use in the ICU and has a numeric assessment. .