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Table 2 Distribution of the total population in a NEECHAM Confusion Scale versus CAM-ICU matrix

From: A comparison of the CAM-ICU and the NEECHAM Confusion Scale in intensive care delirium assessment: an observational study in non-intubated patients

n = 172 patients

NEECHAM scale

 

Normal (n)

At risk (n)

Mild (n)

Delirium (n)

CAM-ICU normal, n = 138

44

51

38

5

CAM-ICU delirious, n = 34

0

0

4

30

  1. 'Mild' is defined as early to mild confusion. CAM-ICU, Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit; NEECHAM, Neelon and Champagne.
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