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E-PRE-DELIRIC: Early PRE-DELIRIC delirium prediction model

2015

A nine-predictor admission-time model estimating delirium risk across an ICU stay. It is an earlier related model, not a bedside test for current delirium.

Classification

Classification

Future-risk predictionUse in intensive care units

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Original paper

  • Principal sourceWassenaar A, van den Boogaard M, van Achterberg T, Slooter AJ, Kuiper MA, Hoogendoorn ME, et al. Multinational development and validation of an early prediction model for delirium in ICU patients. Intensive care medicine. 2015;41(6):1048-56. doi: 10.1007/s00134-015-3777-2. PMID: 25894620.

    This paper reports the development and initial validation of E-PRE-DELIRIC. It is the main source for the method, its intended use and the evidence available at publication.

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At a glance

Purpose
Future-risk prediction
Population
Adult intensive-care patients without delirium at prediction
Setting
Intensive care
Time
calculated from information available at ICU admission
Items
9
Score or threshold
No universal threshold; calibration and operational thresholds are setting-specific

Evidence

Evidence maturityNo eligible DTA study identified

Reported sensitivity and specificity

not applicable
Sensitivity
not applicable
Specificity

AUROC 0.76 in development and 0.75 in validation.

More evidence and citation details
Full name
Early PRE-DELIRIC delirium prediction model
Related profiles
PRE-DELIRIC
Evidence summary
multinational-development-and-validation
Citation
Wassenaar A, van den Boogaard M, van Achterberg T, et al. Multinational development and validation of an early prediction model for delirium in ICU patients Intensive Care Medicine. 2015;41(6):1048-1056. PMID 25894620
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