Open AccessValidation of 3-minute diagnostic interview for CAM-defined Delirium to detect postoperative delirium in the recovery room
Author(s) -
Maria Olbert,
Sophie Eckert,
Rudolf Mörgeli,
Jochen Kruppa,
Claudia Spies
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000001048
Subject(s) - medicine , delirium , reliability (semiconductor) , confusion , predictive value , population , prospective cohort study , gold standard (test) , diagnostic odds ratio , physical therapy , emergency medicine , diagnostic accuracy , surgery , intensive care medicine , power (physics) , physics , environmental health , quantum mechanics , psychology , psychoanalysis
Recent guidelines on postoperative delirium (POD) recommend POD screening in all patients, using a validated tool, starting in the recovery room. An operationalisation of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) criteria, the 3-Minute Diagnostic Interview for CAM-defined Delirium (3D-CAM), has been developed for use in general medical units.