DYNAMIC-ICU: DYNAMIC-ICU delirium prediction rule
2019A seven-predictor dynamic ICU rule for estimating the risk of developing delirium during admission. It is a prevention and monitoring aid, not a current-delirium screen.
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Original paper
- Principal sourceFan H, Ji M, Huang J, Yue P, Yang X, Wang C, et al. Development and validation of a dynamic delirium prediction rule in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Units (DYNAMIC-ICU): A prospective cohort study. International journal of nursing studies. 2019;93:64-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.10.008. PMID: 30861455.
This paper reports the development and initial validation of DYNAMIC-ICU. It is the main source for the method, its intended use and the evidence available at publication.
At a glance
- Purpose
- Future-risk prediction
- Population
- Adult
- Setting
- Intensive care
- Time
- calculated from clinical information and updated as exposures change; minutes not reported
- Items
- 7
- Score or threshold
- Low 0-9; moderate 10-17; high 18-33
Evidence
Evidence maturityNo eligible DTA study identified
Reported sensitivity and specificity
not applicable
Sensitivity
not applicable
Specificity
AUROC 0.900 in the held-out same-study validation cohort.
More evidence and citation details
- Full name
- DYNAMIC-ICU delirium prediction rule
- Evidence summary
- development-validation
- Citation
- Fan H, Ji M, Huang J, Yue P, Yang X, Wang C, Ying W Development and validation of a dynamic delirium prediction rule in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Units (DYNAMIC-ICU): A prospective cohort study International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2019;93:64-73. PMID 30861455
Copyright and reuse
- Version
- Original seven-predictor 0-33 DYNAMIC-ICU rule reported in 2019
- Information checked
- 2026-07-19
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