ICDSC — Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist

2001

Eight-item checklist scored from routine observation across a nursing shift; suited to screening all ICU patients including those who cannot communicate.

Intensive careMonitoring / repeated screeningPooled diagnostic-accuracy evidence

99%

Sensitivity*

64%

Specificity*

n=93

Sample

Full nameIntensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist

PurposeIntensive care, Monitoring / repeated screening

PopulationAdult

SettingIntensive care

Items8

Administration<5 min

EvidencePooled diagnostic-accuracy evidence

Reference typeOriginal validation study

Reference standardPsychiatric evaluation

Validation samplen = 93

Cut-off / scoring≥4 of 8

Strengths＋ Scored from routine shift observation; screens all ICU patients

Limitations− Moderate sensitivity; not a formal diagnosis

Real-world useUsed at scale in general-hospital as well as ICU settings; real-world completion and positivity vary with setting and stage of implementation. (Penfold 2024)

ReferenceBergeron N, Dubois MJ, Dumont M, Dial S, Skrobik Y. Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist: evaluation of a new screening tool. Intensive Care Med. 2001;27(5):859-64. PMID 11430542

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* Where shown, sensitivity/specificity are from the cited validation cohort and are not pooled estimates. Citation metadata was checked against PubMed or the publisher DOI record; a checked reference does not imply validation, study quality or endorsement. See the Methodology.