eDIS-ICU: Electronic Delirium Screening Tool for the ICU

2021

A purpose-designed ICU screening app intended to support efficient delirium case-finding without specialist expertise. Promising pilot accuracy requires confirmation in a definitive, larger validation study.

At a glance

Purpose: Episodic assessment
Population: Adult
Setting: Intensive care
Time: designed for efficient app-guided screening; exact completion time not reported
Score or threshold: App classification of probable delirium; use the authorised app or publication for the full algorithm

Format: eDIS-ICU guides the assessor through an app-based workflow and returns a probable-delirium classification. The exact prompts, item count, timing and algorithm should be obtained from the developers or publication rather than reconstructed from this page.

Training and instructions

Public training resources have not yet been confirmed in this review. Check the linked developer or original source for instructions.

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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 paperSutt AL, Flaws D, Gunn H, Eeles E, Lye I, Irvine L, et al. Screening for delirium in the intensive care unit using eDIS-ICU - A purpose-designed app: A pilot study. Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses. 2021;34(6):547-551. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2020.12.008. PMID: 33766486.
This is the original published source for eDIS-ICU. It reported sensitivity of 85.7% and specificity of 72.7% against an independent DSM-5 clinical assessment.
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One DTA study identifiedEmerging clinical record

Classification

Episodic assessment Use in intensive care units

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Evidence

Diagnostic-accuracy evidenceOne DTA study identified

Reported sensitivity and specificity

Headline metric source

Original/source study · 2021; pmid:33766486

Denominator: Reported source unit: 29 (analysis unit not fully reconciled)
Reference standard: Expert DSM-5 diagnosis

85.7%

Sensitivity

72.7%

Specificity

Earliest DTA evaluation identified in the current audit; see the linked source and methodological caveats.

More evidence and citation details

Full name: Electronic Delirium Screening Tool for the ICU
Also known as: eDIS ICU
Related profiles: eDIS-MED
Evidence summary: single-pilot-DTA
Diagnostic-accuracy evaluations: 1
Reference standard: Expert DSM-5 diagnosis
Citation: Sutt AL, Flaws D, Gunn H, Eeles E, Lye I, Irvine L, Patterson S, Bagshaw T, O'Luanaigh C, Tronstad O, Fraser J Screening for delirium in the intensive care unit using eDIS-ICU - A purpose-designed app: A pilot study Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses. 2021;34(6):547-551. PMID 33766486

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Primary validation studies

Distinct primary publications from the current diagnostic-accuracy audit. Reviews and repeated evaluations within one paper are not counted again. Overlapping cohorts have not all been reconciled. Read the counting rules and limitations.

Open 1 identified paper

Sutt AL, Flaws D, Gunn H, Eeles E, Lye I, Irvine L, Patterson S, Bagshaw T, O'Luanaigh C, Tronstad O, Fraser J (2021). Screening for delirium in the intensive care unit using eDIS-ICU - A purpose-designed app: A pilot study. Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses.
Reference category: independent clinical reference.

Information checked: 2026-07-19

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Base clinical review: 2026-07-29. Instrument description source check: 2026-09-05. Scope and limitations.

eDIS-ICU: Electronic Delirium Screening Tool for the ICU

At a glance

Primary validation papers

Large-scale clinical implementation