VALIDATION OF THE CAM-ICU AS PERFORMED BY BED-SIDE ICU NURSES: A MULTICENTRE STUDY

Delirium is a frequent disorder in the ICU associated with poor outcome. Several organizations, including the SCCM and the APA, therefore recommend standard screening for delirium to improve early diagnosis and treatment. The CAM-ICU is the most frequently used delirium detection tool in the Netherlands. Numerous studies to validate the CAM-ICU always yielded excellent sensitivity and specificity, but were all performed by a limited number of research nurses.