Diagnostic accuracy of the “4 A's Test” delirium screening tool for the postoperative cardiac surgery ward | Zendy

Yue Chang | Zendy; Sandra Ragheb | Zendy; Nebojša Oravec | Zendy; David E. Kent | Zendy; Kristiugent | Zendy; Alexandra Cornick | Zendy; Brett Hiebert | Zendy; James L. Rudolph | Zendy; Alasdair M. J. MacLullich | Zendy; Rakesh C. Arora | Zendy

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Diagnostic accuracy of the “4 A's Test” delirium screening tool for the postoperative cardiac surgery ward

Author(s) -

Yue Chang,

Sandra Ragheb,

Nebojša Oravec,

David E. Kent,

Kristiugent,

Alexandra Cornick,

Brett Hiebert,

James L. Rudolph,

Alasdair M. J. MacLullich,

Rakesh C. Arora

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.458

H-Index - 192

eISSN - 1085-8687

pISSN - 0022-5223

DOI - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.05.031

Subject(s) - medicine , delirium , confidence interval , observational study , test (biology) , gold standard (test) , confusion , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , psychology , paleontology , psychoanalysis , biology

Delirium is prevalent and underdetected among cardiac surgery patients on the postoperative ward. This study aimed to validate the 4 A's Test delirium screening tool and evaluate its accuracy both when used by research assistants and when subsequently implemented by nursing staff on the ward.

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