Table 4.
Sensitivity, specificity and reliability of the pCAM-ICU, PAED and CAP-D
| Study (Year) | Delirium Screening Tool |
N | Delirium Prevalence (%) |
Sensitivity (%) |
Specificity (%) |
Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith (2011) | pCAM-ICU | 68 | 12 | 83 | 99 | 0.96 |
| Janssen (2011) | PAED | 182 | 17 | 91 | 98 | 0.89 |
| Silver (2012) | PAED | 50 | 29 | 50 | 100 | 0.79 |
| Silver (2012) | CAP-D | 50 | 29 | 91 | 100 | 0.97 |
a
All studies used American Psychiatric Associations’ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Criteria for Delirium.
pCAM-ICU, Pediatric Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit. PAED, Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale. CAP-D, Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium.