CAM-ICU-10: CAM-ICU-10 Delirium Severity Scale
2015A 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.
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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.
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.
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
Evidence
Evidence maturityNo eligible DTA study identified
More evidence and citation details
- Full name
- CAM-ICU-10 Delirium Severity Scale
- 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
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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