Commentary
Delirium assessment in the intensive care unit: patient population matters
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Correspondence: Margaret A Pisani Margaret.Pisani@yale.edu
Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care Section, and Program on Aging, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208057, New Haven, CT 06520-8057, USA
Critical Care 2008, 12:131 doi:10.1186/cc6847
Published: 7 April 2008Abstract
The high prevalence and pervasive impact of delirium in critically ill patients has been demonstrated in multiple studies. Subsequently there has grown a body of literature regarding delirium assessment in critical illness. The present commentary briefly discusses delirium screening in an intensive care unit environment.