Delirium and mortality risk prediction: a story in evolution : Response letter on comment

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Title:	Delirium and mortality risk prediction: a story in evolution : Response letter on comment
Author(s):	Shintani, A. ; Girard, T.D. ; Vasilevskis, E.E. ; Ely, E.W. ; Han, J.H.
Publication year:	2010
Source:	Critical Care, vol. 2010, iss. 14, (2010), pp. 449
ISSN:	1466-609X
Related links:	http://ccforum.com/content/14/5/449
Publication type:	Article / Letter to editor
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item : https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12470/467
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Lectorate :	External research institute
Journal title :	Critical Care
Volume :	vol. 2010
Issue :	iss. 14
Page start :	p.449
Abstract:	It may be true (but confirmation is required) that adding delirium to a measurement such as the APACHE score is not of value. Clinicians and hospital quality officers should continue to consider early detection of delirium and ongoing delirium detection as an important prognostic tool. Despite shortcomings of various methods to determine the predictive value, our conclusion remains that delirium does not improve the predictive value of the APACHE score.