[Postoperative delirium and cognitive deficit. Routine delirium monitoring in the intensive care unit].
Up to 92% of patients in ICU develop delirium, which may be missed without routinely monitoring. Delirium monitoring, though, is often deemed time consuming and dispensable, as mere clinical judgement is considered sufficient. This paper describes the general pitfalls during the introducing of a delirium screening tool and provides tips for daily delirium monitoring.
Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Universtätsklinikum Bonn. u.guenther@uni-bonn.de
Ulf
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Günther
Christian
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Putensen
D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D003422:Critical Care; D003693:Delirium / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D009626:Terminology as Topic