CAM-ICU Delirium Test
June 2, 2010 1 Comment
Blog Post and YouTube video by Valerie Page, UK national clinical lead in ICU delirium
Watch the YouTube video now on CAM-ICU Delirium Test
ICU delirium is associated with adverse outcomes particularly long-term cognitive impairment, effectively at the very least a mild dementia and second that it will usually go undiagnosed unless we screen for it. To diagnose and manage delirium does not require equipment, money or a great deal of training. If we can modify the incidence or duration of delirium “delirium dose” there is the potential for improving patient’s outcomes, particularly brain function. Read more of this post
