Delirium in the intensive care unit: identifying difficulties in applying the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU)

• Main Authors: Fernanda Cecília Monroe dos Santos (Author), Adriana Sousa Rêgo (Author), Widlani Sousa Montenegro (Author), Sarah Tarcisia Rabelo Ferreira de Carvalho (Author), Rodrigo Costa Cutrim (Author), Abraão Albino Mendes Júnior (Author), Fábio Henrique Ferreira Pereira (Author), Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho (Author), Daniela Bassi-Dibai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Delirium is an underdiagnosed condition and this may be related, among other causes, to the incorrect use of assessment tools due to lack of knowledge about cognitive assessment and lack of training of the care team. The aim of this study was to investigate the difficulties encou...