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Clarifying Confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method
Annals of Internal Medicine · 1990 · Vol. 113(12) · pp. 941–948
Sharon K. Inouye✉(Yale University)Christopher H. van DyckCathy A. AlessiSharyl BalkinAlan P. SiegalRalph I. Horwitz
Abstract
The CAM is sensitive, specific, reliable, and easy to use for identification of delirium.
Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersAnesthesia and Sedative AgentsEpilepsy research and treatmentDeliriumMedicineMedical diagnosisConfusionPredictive valueProspective cohort studyPsychiatryEmergency medicineInternal medicinePathology
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AgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsConfusionDeliriumFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSurveys and QuestionnairesSensitivity and SpecificityReproducibility of Results
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