CAM-ICU-10 — CAM-ICU-10 Delirium Severity Scale

What this tool is and how to interpret its evidence

CAM-ICU-10 is a proposed delirium-severity scale described in a 2015 conference abstract. It appears to extend CAM-ICU-derived information into a broader severity score, but this review did not confirm a full peer-reviewed development and validation publication containing sufficient operational and psychometric detail. The number in the title should not be assumed to represent ten administered questions.

A conference abstract can establish that a method was proposed and provide preliminary findings, but it is not equivalent to a complete validation report. Important information remains uncertain, including the final scoring range and anchors, missing-data rules, assessor training, inter-rater reliability, performance across arousal states, external validation and relationship to CAM-ICU-7. These gaps prevent responsible clinical recommendation or a detailed reproducible summary.

The site may retain CAM-ICU-10 as an emerging research lead within CAM-ICU context, clearly labelled conference-abstract only. It must not enter the core or validated-tool count, and no operational form should be reconstructed from secondary descriptions. Because it belongs to the CAM family, public wording should remain non-substitutive and link to authorised CAM-ICU materials. If a full paper, manual or subsequent validation is located, the record should undergo fresh source verification before its maturity or placement changes.