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CAM-ICU-10: CAM-ICU-10 Delirium Severity Scale

2015

A proposed CAM-ICU-derived severity scale reported in a 2015 conference abstract. No mature full validation publication was confirmed, so it is a research lead rather than a clinical tool.

At a glance

Purpose
Measurement of delirium severity
Population
Critically ill adults
Setting
Intensive care
Time
not established in a full peer-reviewed validation report

Primary validation papers

0 identified diagnostic-accuracy papers

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Large-scale clinical implementation

Not yet reviewed.

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Training and instructions

Public training resources have not yet been confirmed in this review. Check the linked developer or original source for instructions.

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Tool and original sources

This record describes a method rather than a downloadable bedside form. The main source is linked below.

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Original paper

  • Conference abstractKhan BA, Perkins A, Gao S, Boustani M. Assessing Delirium Severity in the Intensive Care Unit Through a Novel Instrument: The CAM-ICU-10 Delirium Severity Scale. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2015. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2015.191.1_MeetingAbstracts.A6421.

    This is the principal published source for CAM-ICU-10. It is the main source for the method, its intended use and the evidence available at publication.

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No eligible DTA study identifiedEmerging context
Classification

Classification

Measurement of delirium severityUse in intensive care unitsDetailed phenomenological and/or neuropsychological assessment

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Evidence

Diagnostic-accuracy evidenceNo eligible DTA study identified
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Full name
CAM-ICU-10 Delirium Severity Scale
Related profiles
CAM-ICU, CAM-ICU-7
Evidence summary
conference-abstract-only
Citation
Khan BA, Perkins A, Gao S, Boustani M Assessing Delirium Severity in the Intensive Care Unit Through a Novel Instrument: The CAM-ICU-10 Delirium Severity Scale American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2015;191(Supplement 1):A6421. doi:10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2015.191.1_MeetingAbstracts.A6421
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Primary validation studies

Distinct primary publications from the current diagnostic-accuracy audit. Reviews and repeated evaluations within one paper are not counted again. Overlapping cohorts have not all been reconciled. Read the counting rules and limitations.

No eligible diagnostic-accuracy paper is currently included in this audit. This does not mean the tool has never been validated. The source paper and other evidence on this profile may concern severity, reliability or another measurement purpose.

Copyright and reuse
Rights holder
Underlying CAM-ICU materials: E. Wesley Ely and Vanderbilt University; the exact CAM-ICU-10 rights holder was not independently verified
Information checked
2026-07-19

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Base clinical review: 2026-07-29. Instrument description source check: 2026-09-05. Scope and limitations.