ICDSC (Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist)
Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (Bergeron 2001): eight binary items over the shift; score >= 4 of 8 indicates delirium.
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Example
- Altered level of consciousness
- Yes
- Inattention
- Yes
- Disorientation
- No
- Hallucination, delusion, or psychosis
- No
- Psychomotor agitation or retardation
- Yes
- Inappropriate speech or mood
- No
- Sleep / wake cycle disturbance
- Yes
- Symptom fluctuation
- Yes
Result: ICDSC 5 of 8: delirium per Bergeron 2001 (cutoff >=4).
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What the result means
- 0-3
- Below the Bergeron 2001 delirium cutoff (>=4).
- >=4
- Delirium per Bergeron 2001.
What you enter
- Altered level of consciousness
- Inattention
- Disorientation
- Hallucination, delusion, or psychosis
- Psychomotor agitation or retardation
- Inappropriate speech or mood
- Sleep / wake cycle disturbance
- Symptom fluctuation
How this is calculated
Bergeron N, Dubois MJ, Dumont M, Dial S, Skrobik Y. Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist: evaluation of a new screening tool. Intensive Care Med. 2001;27(5):859-864. Read the source ↗
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