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Aquichan
Print version ISSN 1657-5997On-line version ISSN 2027-5374
Abstract
HENAO-CASTANO, Angela María; PACHON CETINA, Laura Elizabeth and MONROY RODRIGUEZ, Juan David. Nursing Delirium Screening Scale, a Tool for Early Detection of Delirium: Integrative Review. Aquichan [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.4, e2045. Epub Dec 04, 2020. ISSN 1657-5997. https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2020.20.4.5.
Objective:
To analyze the context and use of the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) for early detection of delirium in adult patients, compiling the available evidence.
Method:
Searching for relevant articles on databases such as Cinahl, Medline, Ovid, Scopus, and Web of Science. Inclusion criteria: Articles written in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, published between January 2013 and October 2019. Search terms: "nursing delirium screen," "inpatient delirium screening," and "nursing assessment." We identified 23 articles in which the Nu-DESC was used. Two reviewers independently assessed the articles using the CASPe (Critical Appraisal Skills Program in Spanish) tool.
Results:
The Nu-DESC is employed in different contexts such as the adult intensive care unit (ICU), post-anesthetic care unit (PACU), palliative care unit, and hospitalization unit. It is more frequently used in the PACU with a more sensitive threshold (≥ 1); the test showed greater sensitivity of 54.5 % (95 % CI: 32.2-75.6) and specificity of 97.1 % (95 % CI: 95.3-98.4).
Conclusion:
The Nu-DESC facilitates the recognition of delirium episodes by the nursing team, makes care quicker and individualized for each patient, avoiding immediate pharmacological interventions, and coordinate interdisciplinary actions for diagnosis, especially in post-anesthetic care units.
Keywords : Delirium; Nu-DESC; screening; nursing; assessment; critical care; hospitalization; perioperative period.