Postoperative 3-item combination: Postoperative three-item ultrabrief combination

2020

A preferred three-item combination derived in a postoperative study, not a fully specified branded instrument with an independent development lineage.

Classification

Episodic assessment Ultra-brief bedside tools

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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 paperYevchak Sillner A, Ngo L, Jung Y, Inouye SK, Boltz M, Leslie D, et al. Ultrabrief Screens for Detecting Delirium in Postoperative Cognitively Intact Older Adults. Journal of hospital medicine. 2020;15(9):544-547. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3410. PMID: 32853147.
This is the original published source for Postoperative 3-item combination. It reported sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 72% against confusion Assessment Method (CAM).
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One DTA study identifiedAssessment workflow

At a glance

Purpose: Episodic assessment
Population: Adult
Setting: Perioperative
Time: variable
Score or threshold: Any preferred three-item screen positive

Format: This site classifies it under episodic assessment and ultra-brief bedside tools. It is intended for adult use in Perioperative. The stated administration time is variable. The published result is recorded using Any preferred three-item screen positive.

Evidence

Evidence maturityOne DTA study identified

Reported sensitivity and specificity

Headline metric source

Original/source study · 2020 — pmid:32853147

Denominator: Reported source unit: 1100 (analysis unit not fully reconciled)
Reference standard: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)

92%

Sensitivity

72%

Specificity

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

More evidence and citation details

Full name: Postoperative three-item ultrabrief combination
Also known as: postoperative ultrabrief screen, confused plus MOTYB plus sleepy screen
Related profiles: UB-2
Evidence summary: single-DTA
Diagnostic-accuracy studies: 1
Reference standard: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
Citation: Yevchak Sillner A, Ngo L, Jung Y, Inouye SK, Boltz M, Leslie D, Marcantonio ER, Fick DM Ultrabrief Screens for Detecting Delirium in Postoperative Cognitively Intact Older Adults Journal of hospital medicine. 2020;15(9):544-547. PMID 32853147

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