The occurrence of delirium is severely underestimated by intensivists and intensive care unit nurses during daily ICU care

Patients improve faster in the ICU if sedatives are stopped as soon as possible with inherent occurrence of sleeping disorders, and delirium, which could compromise the recovery process and prolong the ICU stay. We investigated whether intensivists and ICU nurses could clinically identify the presence of delirium in ICU patients during daily care.