Influence of sedation on delirium recognition in critically ill patients : A multinational cohort study

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BACKGROUND: Guidelines advocate intensive care unit (ICU) patients be regularly assessed for delirium using either the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) or the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC). Single-centre studies, primarily with the CAM-ICU, suggest level of sedation may influence delirium screening results.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the association between level of sedation and delirium occurrence in critically ill patients assessed with either the CAM-ICU or the ICDSC.

METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of a multinational, prospective cohort study performed in nine ICUs from seven countries. Consecutive ICU patients with a Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) of -3 to 0 at the time of delirium assessment where a RASS ≤ 0 was secondary to a sedating medication. Patients were assessed with either the CAM-ICU or the ICDSC. Logistic regression analysis was used to account for factors with the potential to influence level of sedation or delirium occurrence.

RESULTS: Among 1660 patients, 1203 patients underwent 5741 CAM-ICU assessments [9.6% were delirium positive; at RASS = 0 (3.3% were delirium positive), RASS = -1 (19.3%), RASS = -2 (35.1%); RASS = -3 (39.0%)]. The other 457 patients underwent 3210 ICDSC assessments [11.6% delirium positive; at RASS = 0 (4.9% were delirium positive), RASS = -1 (15.8%), RASS = -2 (26.6%); RASS = -3 (20.6%)]. A RASS of -3 was associated with more positive delirium evaluations (odds ratio: 2.31; 95% confidence interval: 1.34-3.98) in the CAM-ICU-assessed patients (vs. the ICDSC-assessed patients). At a RASS of 0, assessment with the CAM-ICU (vs. the ICDSC) was associated with fewer positive delirium evaluations (odds ratio: 0.58; 95% confidence interval: 0.43-0.78). At a RASS of -1 or -2, no association was found between the delirium assessment method used (i.e., CAM-ICU or ICDSC) and a positive delirium evaluation.

CONCLUSIONS: The influence of level of sedation on a delirium assessment result depends on whether the CAM-ICU or ICDSC is used. Bedside ICU nurses should consider these results when evaluating their sedated patients for delirium. Future research is necessary to compare the CAM-ICU and the ICDSC simultaneously in sedated and nonsedated ICU patients.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov; NCT02518646.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses - 33(2020), 5 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 420-425

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

van den Boogaard, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Wassenaar, Annelies [VerfasserIn]
van Haren, Frank M P [VerfasserIn]
Slooter, Arjen J C [VerfasserIn]
Jorens, Philippe G [VerfasserIn]
van der Jagt, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Simons, Koen S [VerfasserIn]
Egerod, Ingrid [VerfasserIn]
Burry, Lisa D [VerfasserIn]
Beishuizen, Albertus [VerfasserIn]
Pickkers, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Devlin, John W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Assessment
CAM-ICU
Delirium
ICDSC
Intensive care
Journal Article
Sedation

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.11.2021

Date Revised 24.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02518646

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.aucc.2019.12.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM306302675