CAP-D pilot: CAP-D pilot precursor
2012The preliminary observational form that led to the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium. It is useful development history, but should not be counted beside the final CAPD as an independent current tool.
Classification
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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
- Original paperSilver G, Traube C, Kearney J, Kelly D, Yoon MJ, Nash Moyal W, et al. Detecting pediatric delirium: development of a rapid observational assessment tool. Intensive care medicine. 2012;38(6):1025-31. doi: 10.1007/s00134-012-2518-z. PMID: 22407142.
This is the original published source for CAP-D pilot. It reported sensitivity of 91% and specificity of 100% against an independent DSM-IV clinical assessment.
At a glance
- Purpose
- Episodic assessment
- Population
- Paediatric
- Setting
- Intensive care
- Time
- variable
- Score or threshold
- CAP-D pilot score ≥10
Format: This site classifies it under episodic assessment, assessment of delirium in children, use in intensive care units and monitoring for new onset delirium. It is intended for paediatric use in Intensive care. The stated administration time is variable. The published result is recorded using CAP-D pilot score ≥10.
Evidence
Reported sensitivity and specificity
Original/source study · 2012 — pmid:22407142
- Denominator
- Reported source unit: 77 (analysis unit not fully reconciled)
- Reference standard
- Independent psychiatry-team DSM-IV delirium assessment
Earliest DTA evaluation identified in the current audit; see the linked source and methodological caveats.
More evidence and citation details
- Full name
- CAP-D pilot precursor
- Also known as
- CAP-D pilot, original CAP-D, preliminary Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium
- Related profiles
- CAPD
- Evidence summary
- development-only
- Diagnostic-accuracy studies
- 1
- Reference standard
- Independent psychiatry-team DSM-IV delirium assessment
- Citation
- Silver G, Traube C, Kearney J, Kelly D, Yoon MJ, Nash Moyal W, Gangopadhyay M, Shao H, Ward MJ Detecting pediatric delirium: development of a rapid observational assessment tool Intensive care medicine. 2012;38(6):1025-31. PMID 22407142
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- 2026-07-19
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