[The Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC)--translation and validation of intensive care delirium checklist in accordance with guidelines].
2009
Background. Although Delirium is the most common psychiatric disease in ICU settings, it is recognized late or not at all in up to 84 % of all cases. Methods. Translation of the ICDSC, in accordance with ISPOR guidelines and validation by conducting a screening of 68 ICU patients. Results. The translation process was autorized by the original author. The final German translation of the ICDSC showed a sensitivity and specificity of 89 % and 57 % respectively. Conclusion. The ICDSC is suitable for delirium screening by nurses even on ventilated patients. Besides a high sensitivity another advantage is the possibility to screen for a subsyndromal delirium.
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